Re: Too Good to be True?

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From: Richard Murphey
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1992 23:41

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In article <iRNaeB6w164w@mantis.co.uk> mathew@mantis.co.uk (en font terrible) writes:
   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.

OK, I'll bite... If the code avialable from FSF is any indication, I'd
say everyone benefits from their efforts.  If their code did not have
a GNU copyleft, how would it have helped everyone?

Are the people who benefit from removal of the GPL are primarity the
people who would in general restrict access to derived works?  Exactly
how does restricting access to derived works help everyone?

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Subject: Re: Too Good to be True?
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