Re: "official" FSF position on apple

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From: Ken Arromdee
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 18:52

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Here's a question:

Why _does_ the FSF allow its software to be ported to Apple machines, even if
it refuses to do so itself?  Why doesn't the GPL contain a statement that
licenses you to use the program only if you not only make source available
with binaries, but also agree not to port the program to an Apple machine?

I can think of a number of possible reasons--except that all the reasons I can
think of would _also_ rule out the boycott of Apple to begin with.  I can't
think of any reasons that would make the FSF allow porting of GNU software to
Apples _and_ still boycott Apple.
--
"the bogosity in a field equals the bogosity imported from related areas, plus
the bogosity generated internally, minus the bogosity expelled or otherwise
disposed of."  -- K. Eric Drexler

Ken Arromdee (UUCP: ....!jhunix!arromdee; BITNET: arromdee@jhuvm;
     INTERNET: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu)

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