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Re: Request For Comments: Sunday Times article

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From: Mister Eponym
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 00:00
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On Sat, 26 Apr 1997 09:20:40 GMT,
Dave Pearson <davep@hagbard.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On 26 Apr 1997 02:29:56 +0200, Olaf Titz <olaf@bigred.inka.de> wrote:
>> Nicolai P Guba  <nicolai@bigbro.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> > Here is what comes with every emacs distribution from the FSF.  
>> > 88:  Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer?
>> >   The FSF is a participant in a boycott of Apple because of Apple's "look
>> >   and feel" copyright suits.  See the file etc/APPLE for more details.
>> 
>> This file (etc/FAQ from emacs) is outdated, FSF have announced an end
>> to the Apple boycott (and the etc/APPLE file was removed).
>
>However, looking in my 19.31 directory on my Linux box, while
>etc/APPLE has been removed, etc/FAQ stills requests that people don't
>help port software to, or, develop software for Apple computers.
>
>I'm not saying that the boycott is still in place, only that the
>message is confusing.

Before I installed Linux, I got the 95 version, 19.3x (not sure which
v. exactly, but it was the latest) ISTR there wasn't any stuff about
any Apple boycott. etc/APPLE is missing on my Linux box also.

I propose that they forgot to change the FAQ.

Dom
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Subject: Re: Request For Comments: Sunday Times article
Date: 1997/04/27
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