Re: Who is hurt by boycotts

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From: Per Andersson
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 1990 18:20

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In article <27017@mimsy.umd.edu> gdrew@tove.cs.umd.edu (Greg Drew) writes:
>    I do not agree with Apple's policies, and probably never will.  However,
>I do have one of their machines (and actually like it)  and do not appreciate
>being told that I am SOL because of what Apple is doing.

[ To you and the next guy ]
Actually there is nothing telling you you have to use GNU software. Go buy a
C -compiler from Apple. Would you even have noticed the issue if FSF hadn't
elected to boycott Apple ? And there's nothing preventing you from porting
GNU software, distributing it, and setting up mailing lists for it. 
How would a boycott be performed without the lusers noticing ?
-- 
Per Andersson (perand@admin.kth.se, perand@stacken.kth.se)
Trying a new job at Bofors Electronics,
still reading news at the Royal Institute of Technology
Time, got the time tick tick tickin' in my head - Joe Jackson

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Subject: Re: Who is hurt by boycotts
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