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From: kjones@talos.uucp (Kyle Jones)
Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: compromise GNU license
Message-ID: <1989Sep8.134319.25336@talos.uucp>
Date: 8 Sep 89 13:43:19 GMT
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Rich K. Braun writes:
 > Indeed, the biggest threat to Ultrix, the OSF, and the Sun/BSD operating
 > systems may turn out to be the FSF whenever it releases a full-fledged
 > operating system.  I'm just hoping it puts forward some completely new
 > ideas, rather than just being another Unix clone.

I would be satisfied with just another UNIX clone.  The important thing
is to get a freed working UNIX system, complete with source code into the
hands of as many people as possible.  Then the ports, enhancements and
new ideas will come much more quickly, because more minds will be
working on the ideas.