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Article #72523Re: On the multiple definitions of "free"
From: Lieutenant 030
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1992 16:06
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1992 16:06
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barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes: > In article <63899@netnews.upenn.edu> yee@mipgsun.mipg.upenn.edu (Conway Yee) > >Thus, it appears as if Richard Stallman originally meant for > >"free" to mean BOTH definitions of "free". Has the GNU > >definition of "free" been retconned? Comments anyone? > > I think he assumed that once a restriction-free Unix system became > available, cost-free availability would naturally result. But the GNU system is not going to be restriction-free. It is going to be plastered with copyrights and General Public Licenses. mathew -- Hail Eris! / "Our whole economy's based on fear and death; how long can we get away with this?" --- Jello Biafra / Message for Kodak: Bring back Dan Bredy! / PGP RSA public key available on request / Desperately seeking Negativland's U2 CD / Just another would-be Mac owner put off by Apple's monopolistic practices
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,c1e13a8fc31fc719 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-01-29 13:41:45 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!uknet!slxsys!ibmpcug!mantis!mathew From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (Lieutenant 030) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: On the multiple definitions of "free" Message-ID: <RwJBFB4w164w@mantis.co.uk> Date: 29 Jan 92 16:06:02 GMT References: <koblq2INNqb2@early-bird.think.com> Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK. Lines: 20