Re: Too Good to be True?

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From: en font terrible
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1992 17:35

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nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) writes:
> In article <iRNaeB6w164w@mantis.co.uk> mathew@mantis.co.uk (en font terrible)
>    I don't use GNU products unless there is no alternative.  However, I feel
>    obliged to point out that if people who spend their time writing GNU
>    software were to spend their time writing free software instead, everyone
>    could benefit.
> 
> The only people who don't benefit right now are the people who don't want
> to share their software.

False.  Those who want their software to be completely free are also unable
to benefit.


mathew

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