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Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: Code Monkey UK
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 00:00
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On Sat, 26 Sep 1998 02:01:40 +1000, homer_j_simpson@my-dejanews.com
(Thandor) wrote:
>
>Free vs non-free software is a very political/moral issue, rather than
>technical, and infact programmers probably aren't the most qualified people 
>to talk about it. The words of someone with a degree in philosophy probably 
>carry more weight in such an area than those of someone with a degree in 
>comp sci.
>
Thats abusrd.  Do you plan to turn programmers into a slave race for
the rest of the word?  Because that what your implying by saying that
programmers shouldnt charge for there work, or have a say in what
happens to their creations?!?!

Incedentally, if it wasn't for commercial software, my girlfriend and
I would be living on the street.  Actually, I'd be living on the
street, and my girlfriend would be living with a bricky. :)

Thad
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From: codemonkey_uk@hotmail.com (Code Monkey UK)
Subject: Re: KDE v. Gnome
Date: 1998/09/28
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