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dsouth@uoft02.utoledo.edu (Dale Southard Jr.) writes:
: In article <Bsyns3.93L@news.udel.edu>, johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston) writes:
: 
: <many excellent points deleted>
:  
: > To overturn Lotus v. Borland, and more importantly to achieve
: > an unequivocal change in user interface law, the focus in future
: > needs to be on principles rather than personalities.  In my opinion,
: > boycotts are good at demonizing, but lousy at focusing debate on 
: > the real issues.
: 
: 
: And my point is this:
: 
: Why continue with a policy that so clearly results in a "them-and-us"
: division when one could gain allies (and allies WITHIN APPLE) by a
: simple change.  I am not suggesting LPF anounce an alliance with Apple
: and endorse their products, only that they adopt a method of protest
: that:
: 	1) Does not alienate those who agree with LPF but, for whatever
: 		reason, use Apple (or other boycotted products).
: 
: 	2) Is more likely to result in a CHANGE in Apple's policy (though
: 		any change would likely be de-facto rather than a statement
: 		of future policy).

How about a special AGPL  (Apple Gnu Public License)?

Any Mac program developed with GNU code, or GNU tools needs to have
a pro-LPF and anti-AppleLawyer message affixed to it's "About" box.

The message would state the position of the LPF & GNU and tell people
to complain to Apple.  It would have an address where righteous citizens
can mail Apple and give them a piece of their mind.  (And an advertisement
for the LPF, of course).  A "button" to automatically print out this
form letter, along with some customizable text would make it that
much easier.

If, perchance, a shareware program with the propaganda 'virus' gets popular
enough for a big Mac magazine to take notice, it would a big PR stink,
perhaps and Apple would get the message.

:  Apple hardly cares wether
: or not gcc exists -- yet they DO care about PR (notice how quick they
: procured a patch to fix 32-bit incompatability in older machines -- I really
: doubt that there were very many of us using >16 MB in the machines, yet
: our internet petition had well in excess of 500 signatures in the first week).

Exactly.  You have to attack your enemy at his vulnerable places.

: /* Dale Southard Jr.                                 Sr. Rigger      */

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