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In article <1991Jan8.060152.16548@uicbert.eecs.uic.edu> woodward@uicbert.eecs.uic.edu (Jeff Woodward) writes:
   gnu's part of the free software foundation,

Specifically, GNU is a project of the FSF.

   which is really attractive to those of us with home unix boxes and
   not lots of cash.

FSF's use of "free" has nothing to do with aquisition cost, it relates
to the rights of the users.

   it is really a pity that most ports to such unix make reference to
   the exorbitantly priced flavors which are almost as expensive as my
   box!!.  maybe we really ought to reward those folks who are perhaps
   pricing their products more in the direction of free ( i.e. cheap )
   like the everex ESIX expression of System V.

Your use of "free" seems to be "the limit as purcase cost approaches
$0.00".  If explicit "rewards" are warranted (and I think they are
not), they will be on the basis of the software's license agreement,
not the bottom line of the company's invoice.

(I'm sure this analogy will get picked to pieces, but...)  Do I reward
the cat for not peeing on the sofa?  No, it's just expected behavior.
But she sure doesn't get much lap time after she does.