Re: Why we use copyleft

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From: Russ Nelson
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 1991 16:18

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In article <9101282011.AA20121@mole.ai.mit.edu> rms@AI.MIT.EDU (Richard Stallman) writes:

   Some people are pacifists; they believe in being peaceful even to
   murderers, rapists or tyrants.  It would be fully consistent for a
   pacifist to believe in putting software in the public domain.

This would be more accurate if phrased as:

Some people are pacifists who believe in being peaceful even to
murderers, rapists or tyrants.  It would be fully consistent for these
pacifists to believe in putting software in the public domain.

``Pacifist'' has as much and as little meaning as ``vegetarian''.

My mother believes that vegetarians eat fish.  RMS believes that
pacifists believe in being peaceful even to murderers, rapists or
tyrants.  Undoubtedly both kinds of vegetarians and pacifists can
be found, but neither are the definitive case.
--
--russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu])  FAX 315-268-7600
It's better to get mugged than to live a life of fear -- Freeman Dyson
I joined the League for Programming Freedom, and I hope you'll join too.

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From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson)
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Subject: Re: Why we use copyleft
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Date: 29 Jan 91 16:18:53 GMT
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