Re: Who is hurt by boycotts (fwd)

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From: David J. Camp
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 1990 02:53

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In Reply to this Note From: <Peter L. DeWolf>
>I've asked the same thing in this group: why should USERS of Apple
>computers be PUNISHED because Apple is litigious?  I received a few
>mild e-mail responses.  FSF's position remains unchanged.

It is so that users are discouraged from buying Apple products.
You have essentially violated the boycott, and are siding with
the other camp.  Why should you expect cooperation from your
political opponents?  

If you want the cooperating of the GNU community, I suggest 
you sell your Macintosh on the used market and buy a computer
from a company that does not enforce look-and-feel copyrights.
-David-

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> - Peter L. DeWolf
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From: david@WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU (David J. Camp)
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Subject: Re: Who is hurt by boycotts (fwd)
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