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From: weltyc@cs.rpi.edu (Christopher A. Welty)
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Subject: Re: Free [Software] Foundation
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Date: 16 Jun 89 16:43:06 GMT
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>A lot of people think that FSF is there to provide them great software
>for free.  This is not true.  FSF is there to demonstrate that freedom
>allows and encourages people to produce great software.  The freedom
>comes first, not the software.

Hmmm.  This whole discussion, [argument, battle, war...] reminds me of
a quote from `City on the Edge of Forever,' where Kirk sits down for a
free meal from Joan Collins and the bum sitting next to him says (this
isn't verbatim, so those who have all the episodes memorized don't
call me on this one) "The food isn't free, the price is you have to
listen to her first."  Make your own analogy...  Too bad rms isn't as
pretty as Joan Collins...

If you need one:  :-)


Christopher Welty  ---  Asst. Director, RPI CS Labs | "Porsche:  Fahren in
weltyc@cs.rpi.edu             ...!njin!nyser!weltyc |  seiner schoensten Form"