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Article #74829Re: So what's the big problem with free software?
From: James Davies
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 1991 20:24
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 1991 20:24
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In article <GUMBY.91Jan31091900@Cygnus.COM> gumby@Cygnus.COM (David Vinayak Wallace) writes: (comparing FSF to a library...) >(and I should mention that the free software is better than a library >since tax dollars aren't involved!) Oh, really? Then why is it that 1. The software is usually distributed over Internet (via FTP)? 2. The software is kept on an MIT machine (prep.ai.mit.edu)? 3. So many of the contributors work for universities? Who *is* paying for these, if not tax dollars? Does FSF reimburse all of the government agencies involved for the use of their facilities and employees?
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,2e01847cf7bcaea8 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-01-31 14:57:11 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!pikes!aspen.craycos.com!jrbd From: jrbd@craycos.com (James Davies) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: So what's the big problem with free software? Message-ID: <1991Jan31.202449.6408@craycos.com> Date: 31 Jan 91 20:24:49 GMT References: <GUMBY.91Jan31091900@Cygnus.COM> Organization: Cray Computer Corporation Lines: 14