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Article #74827So what's the big problem with free software?
From: David Vinayak Wallace
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 1991 17:19
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 1991 17:19
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Somehow, some people have a problem with the GPL. Yet consider: Most people don't seem to mind that their town has a public library. Nobody seems to complain and say "well I want to have a meeting/concert/whatever in this nice big library here -- why should the librarians object?" Or how about "why won't they let me keep books as long as I want?" Yet somehow when it's software that's freely offered, some people have to object instead of either enjoying it in the spirit with which it is provided or else just passing it by. (and I should mention that the free software is better than a library since tax dollars aren't involved!)
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,2e01847cf7bcaea8,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-01-31 12:25:34 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!ucselx!ucsd!ucbvax!agate!shelby!neon!neon!gumby From: gumby@Cygnus.COM (David Vinayak Wallace) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: So what's the big problem with free software? Message-ID: <GUMBY.91Jan31091900@Cygnus.COM> Date: 31 Jan 91 17:19:00 GMT Sender: news@Neon.Stanford.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Cygnus Support Lines: 14