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From: dtynan@altos86.Altos.COM (Dermot Tynan)
Newsgroups: news.admin,news.groups,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: Changes to Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies
Summary: Give it a rest!!!
Message-ID: <12348@altos86.Altos.COM>
Date: 27 Jul 89 05:14:33 GMT
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You know, this thread would be amusing if it weren't for the serious
undertones.
Take a look!  This is article 100 of 100 on this subject!  The main
reason RMS doesn't want certain discussions in GNU.*, is because of the
very, very low SNR (this article is no exception), and very very high
bandwidth.  If you follow gnu.*. you'd know that RMS also doesn't
appreciate discussion of GCC for VMS either.  This has nothing (read my
lips -- NOTHING) to do with any perceived hatred for DEC (FSF just received
money from OSF).  The reason is, it has nothing to do with the main GNU
effort.  Try posting articles about MS-DOS in comp.arch, and see how far
your cries of 'freedom of expression' get you!  There are over 512 different
newsgroups (at least here at Altos, anyway).  Surely there are better
places to discuss the GNU political manifesto, than gnu.gcc???
We've been through this discussion a thousand times, in a hundred different
newsgroups.  Nothing has changed.  Want to guess how many mail messages
Dr. Tanenbaum gets, from new users who want to know if Minix is in the
public domain?  With something as intricate as the GNU copyleft, the
subject of whether or not code produced by GCC can be distributed for
profit, should get the award for most discussed.  Every time it comes
up, someone at FSF patiently tries to dispell any misconceptions, and
once again, gnu.gcc gets down to business, until the following week,
when someone has at it again.  Is it any wonder that RMS is opposed to
political or non-technical discussion?  Give it a rest!!
						- Der
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	dtynan@altos86.Altos.COM		(408) 946-6700 x4237
	Dermot Tynan,  Altos Computer Systems,  San Jose, CA   95134

    "Far and few, far and few, are the lands where the Jumblies live..."