Re: free software creates a new kind of [free] monopoly?

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From: Dan_Jacobson
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1991 08:51

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>>>>> "Dale" == Dale Larson <dlarson@cbmvax.commodore.com> writes:

Dale> I'm not sure whether I agree with it, but the original point
Dale> seemed to be that competition is good but that free software
Dale> can, especially when it is large enough and gets good enough,
Dale> discourage competition.

Examples of competition from right inside the world of GNU Emacs
subprograms:

1. Kyle Jones' VM Mailer (see newsgroups gnu.emacs.vm.*) vs. the
official GNU Emacs RMAIL.

2. Masanobu Umeda's GNUS netnews reader (see newsgroup gnu.emacs.gnus)
vs. Gnews (see newsgroup gnu.emacs.gnews).

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