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Article #72407Re: On the multiple definitions of "free"
From: Scott E. Preece
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1992 18:36
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1992 18:36
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In article <1992Feb5.215248.11800@wpi.WPI.EDU> entropy@wintermute.WPI.EDU (Lawrence C. Foard) writes: | | You want to have your cake and eat it to, someone gives you a car for free on | the one condition that you give it away when you no longer need it, is it | reasonable to complain that they are depriving you of income you should | "rightfully" earn by selling the car? --- No, it's more like this: Someone gives you a free pickup truck on the condition that when you're done with it you give it away, and that if you ever install a camper in the bed, you have to give that away, too. -- scott preece motorola/mcg urbana design center 1101 e. university, urbana, il 61801 uucp: uunet!uiucuxc!udc!preece, arpa: preece@urbana.mcd.mot.com phone: 217-384-8589 fax: 217-384-8550
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,c1e13a8fc31fc719 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-02-07 16:17:25 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!att!mcdchg!mcdphx!udc!preece From: preece@urbana.mcd.mot.com (Scott E. Preece) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: On the multiple definitions of "free" Message-ID: <PREECE.92Feb7123619@neptune.urbana.mcd.mot.com> Date: 7 Feb 92 18:36:26 GMT References: <koblq2INNqb2@early-bird.think.com> <RwJBFB4w164w@mantis.co.uk> <1992Feb5.215248.11800@wpi.WPI.EDU> Sender: news@urbana.mcd.mot.com (News) Distribution: gnu Organization: Motorola MCD, Urbana Design Center Lines: 16 In-Reply-To: entropy@wintermute.WPI.EDU's message of 5 Feb 92 21:52:48 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: neptune.urbana.mcd.mot.com