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Article #74325Re: "look and feel" monopoly incentives and MacOS and 1-2-3 origins
From: Chris Swanson
Date: Mon, 13 May 1991 21:07
Date: Mon, 13 May 1991 21:07
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Ok, since you are screaming at FSF for some kind of GUI, how much have you done to help them? How much money have you given them? How much code have you written for them? It seems that people are forgetting that they are not paying for this software and that the FSF has no responsibilities to provide any one with *ANY* software. They are glad that you use it, but let's not get demanding here. The reason that the FSF is boycotting Apple (at least in my understanding of the subject) is not so much that they are suing to keep the look and feel of their interface "proprietary" as it is that they are suing over "look and feel" in general. If they get away with it, it sets a legal precedent that could be quite damaging down the road. Let's face it, precedent makes the US court system go 'round. Regards, -=Chris -- Chris Swanson, Chem/CS/Pre-med Undergrad, St. Olaf College, Northfield,MN 55057 DDN: [CDS6] INTERNET: swansonc@acc.stolaf.edu UUCP: uunet!stolaf!swansonc AT&T: Work: (507)-645-4528 Home: (507)-663-6424 I would deny this reality, but that wouldn't pay the bills...
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,15ed716c9ecc1ded X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-05-14 12:55:21 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!spool.mu.edu!cs.umn.edu!uc!noc.MR.NET!news.stolaf.edu!news.stolaf.edu!swansonc From: swansonc@acc.stolaf.edu (Chris Swanson) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: "look and feel" monopoly incentives and MacOS and 1-2-3 origins Message-ID: <SWANSONC.91May13160732@grendel1.acc.stolaf.edu> Date: 13 May 91 21:07:32 GMT References: <9Lsm25w164w@mantis.co.uk> <48541@ut-emx.uucp> <35211@athertn.Atherton.COM> Sender: news@news.stolaf.edu Organization: St. Olaf College / N.E.T. Ambulance Lines: 23 In-Reply-To: dlw@Atherton.COM's message of 11 May 91 00:28:48 GMT