Re: GAWK Censorship -- the principal author speaks!

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From: Ozan Yigit
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 1990 17:04

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In article <239@audfax.audiofax.com> arnold@audiofax.com (Arnold Robbins) 
writes:

>As evidenced by Dale's article, not encouraging non-free
>information is part and parcel of the FSF's ideals.

In other words, it is OK for FSF to use such non-free information, but
it is NOT OK to tell others that it has been used, or how others could
also access that very same information.

Looks like information hoarding, doesn't it ??

>Had the gawk manual been something being published as a regular
>book, it would have been appropriate to cite the other references.

This manual will be read by thousands. It is *the* definitive document on
GAWK. Are you suggesting that it is inappropriate to cite the references
that made GAWK and its document possible ??

oz

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From: oz@yunexus.yorku.ca (Ozan Yigit)
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Subject: Re: GAWK Censorship -- the principal author speaks!
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