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Re: Please don't recommend proprietary software on this list.

#74260
From: Marcin Skubiszewski
Date: Sat, 25 May 1991 10:55
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One day, in article <1991May23.090611.29316@prl.dec.com>, i wrote:

> When considering to use GNUsenet to discuss non-free software, please don't
> forget that
> 
> 	GNUsenet Is Not Usenet
> 
> GNUsenet is, unlike the Highly Anarchic Usenet, a proprietary news system and
> its proprietors don't want you to discuss proprietary software. Remember:
> 
> 	Proprietary software belongs to free newsgroups
> 	Free software belongs to proprietary newsgroups


And I got several reactions from Sarcasm Impaired People (one unfriendly
reaction, the others were puzzled). Thus, let me clarify (yuck! I hate
clarifications):

The message above is only my personal, non-official interpretation of the FSF
policy about GNUsenet. Like GNU software, the interpretation is distributed in
the hope that it will be useful (and maybe even biased), but without ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

I wish lots of satisfaction to all GNU software writers and lots of money to
all proprietary software writers and lots of good free software to the users
and lots of obscure laws and unclear software patents to the lawyers.

And I am sure that I will get lots of flamish and/or puzzled mail after this.

						Marcin.
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From: skubi@prl.dec.com (Marcin Skubiszewski)
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Subject: Re: Please don't recommend proprietary software on this list.
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Date: 25 May 91 10:55:59 GMT
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