Why is citing previous work incompatible with FSF's goals?

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From: Paul Eggert
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 1990 18:12

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Why is it OK for GNU DIFF's README to cite a ``non-free'' journal,
but not OK for the gawk manual to cite a ``non-free'' book?

Doesn't it hamper the free flow of information to refuse to cite work
that is freely available in any good technical library?

Should giving proper credit to other people's technical contributions
depend on agreeing with their politics?

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From: eggert@ata.twinsun.com (Paul Eggert)
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Subject: Why is citing previous work incompatible with FSF's goals?
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