Re: On the multiple definitions of "free"

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From: Per Abrahamsen
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1992 06:24

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>>>>> On 24 Feb 92 15:02:00 GMT, jesse@franklin.com (Jesse Perry) said:

jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca writes:

>    That's the famous "what's  your's is mine, what's mine is mine"
>philosophy, isn't it?

Jesse> What point are you trying in your last sentence?

Please compare (Mathews position)
[1]	"what's truly free can be hoarded, what is hoarded can't be freed"
with (the GPL position)
[2]	"what's free can't be hoarded, what is hoarded can't be freed"

[ 
  For "freed" please read: Used as a component in a (truly) free product.
  For "hoarded" please read: Used as a component in a hoarded product.
]

I'm working for a software hoarding company, and I'm very grateful
that the FSF allows us to use their software, even though we do not
allow them to use our software.  Of course, we can't incorporate their
software in our products (which would be convenient), but why should
we expect to?  We are not helping the FSF by producing free software.

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