Re: Too Good to be True?

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From: Thomas Farmer
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1992 19:44

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In article <1992Jan27.170628.11676@klaava.Helsinki.FI> wirzeniu@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Lars Wirzenius) writes:
>In article <1992Jan27.043453.17919@actrix.gen.nz> jshaw@actrix.gen.nz (Jim Shaw) writes:
>>As far as I can see, if you want to use the FSF routines, don't bitch about
>>any restrictions they may apply. If you don't like any restrictions, don't use
>>their code......  It's very simple really (:-) 
>
>Sigh, this is more or less exactly my point.  I wish I could have
>expressed it in the same space.

I agree with all this.
 
However, they still persist in calling the software free - and they
use a definition of free which doesn't match a lot of other peoples
definitions.

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