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Re: Boycott Apple (was: A/UX comments wanted)

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From: Per Abrahamsen
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1991 22:31
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>>>>> On 28 Oct 91 16:58:12 GMT, charlie@umnstat.stat.umn.edu (Charles
>>>>> Geyer) said:

charlie> Why outrageous?  Apple is a terrorist organization.  They use lawyers
charlie> instead of guns, but what's the difference?

	|	Apple	     |	Terrorist     | FSF
--------+--------------------+----------------+------------------
Goal	|	Profit	     |  More  Freedom |	More Freedom
--------+--------------------|----------------+------------------
Effect	|	Less Fredom  |	Less Freedom  |	More Freedom
	|	(lawyer prog)|	(police state)|	(free software)
--------+--------------------+----------------+------------------
Mean	|	Non violent  |	Violent	      |	Non violent
	|	(lawyers)    |	(guns)	      |	(software)
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From: abraham@iesd.auc.dk (Per Abrahamsen)
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Subject: Re: Boycott Apple (was: A/UX comments wanted)
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Date: 28 Oct 91 22:31:44 GMT
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