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rwm@atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca (Russell McOrmond) writes:
>   What kind of resources would your (IMHO misnamed) TFSF have access to 
>that the FSF would not?  Resources that would likely be going towards their
>own gains and actually USING you in the process.  If you start seeing
>support by IBM, Apple, and companies of that ilk I hope you would not
>expect that support to have a positive outcome.

Mostly things like government funding, I suspect. The U.S. government
often requires that research which it funds be made available to
everyone without restriction. The GPL would count as a restriction.
Basically, the idea is that everyone paid for it, so everyone should get
to use it.

If getting support from hoaders means that things will have a negative
outcome, then the FSF is headed for trouble. I seem to recall that
they're received support from IBM and DEC amoung other "evil-doers".

--John

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