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Article #73928Re: free software creates a new kind of [free] monopoly?
From: Glenn R. Stone
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1991 21:57
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1991 21:57
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In <1991Jul21.220203.597@visix.com> amanda@visix.com (Amanda Walker) writes: [wrt "raising the baseline"] >I'd much rather compete with GNU or Cygnus than with most other software >vendors. At least I can respect GNU, and if I can't build a better >product than GNU can build for free, I'm in the wrong business. >This does put me in the odd position of supporting GNU for selfish >capitalist reasons, though :). One person's cake is another person's poison.... I have to wonder whether this was intentional on the part of RMS/GNU, or whether this is just an interesting side effect. Richard? Care to comment? (I do agree, though, GNU has been a positive effect on things, and puts out some damn good code besides. Thanks, gang, you've made life easier.) -- Glenn R. Stone gs26@prism.gatech.edu
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,566ddbfb9b33042 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-07-22 22:15:04 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!gatech!prism!gs26 From: gs26@prism.gatech.EDU (Glenn R. Stone) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: free software creates a new kind of [free] monopoly? Message-ID: <33532@hydra.gatech.EDU> Date: 22 Jul 91 21:57:38 GMT References: <9107191647.AA02950@circus.Camex.COM> <1991Jul21.220203.597@visix.com> Organization: Dead Poets Society Lines: 21