Re: "official" FSF position on apple

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From: Steven Eric Fuller
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 03:37

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In article <1992Sep15.005357.14302@kithrup.COM> sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan) writes:
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>As for why the FSF is not endorsing any apple ports:  Apple is in business
>to make money.  

They are? How shocking!!!!! 

>                Apple makes money by selling hardware; they do not sell
>software, except as a secondary thought.
So does Sun. Big deal.

Besides, this is not nearly as true as it used to be. Notice Apple's gradual
change in pricing. System 7 - $100, Hypercard - unbundled, QuickTime - $150?
etc.  Hardware prices have come down. Software prices have gone up.

>                                         By porting GNU utilities, such as
>emacs or gcc, to the Macintosh, you are helping to encourage people to get a
>Macintosh, and, therefore, are helping to support Apple's evil, litiguous
>ways.
>

Oh please......

Apple has lost the UI suit againts uSoft and HP. FSF has won. (sort of) It is
time to kiss and make-up.

Steve Fuller
sfuller@tamu.edu

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From: sfuller@tamsun.tamu.edu (Steven Eric Fuller)
Subject: Re: "official" FSF position on apple
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