Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!rpi.edu!rodney From: rodney@taac.ipl.rpi.edu (Rodney Peck II) Newsgroups: gnu.emacs Subject: Re: Purpose of GNU lists Message-ID: Date: 16 Oct 89 01:34:15 GMT References: <8910151728.AA01420@sugar-bombs.ai.mit.edu> Distribution: gnu Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Image Processing Lab, Troy NY Lines: 23 In-Reply-To: rms@AI.MIT.EDU's message of 15 Oct 89 17:28:45 GMT >>>>> On 15 Oct 89 17:28:45 GMT, rms@AI.MIT.EDU said: Anon> Uh.... excuse me, but I thought we created Anon> gnu.misc.discuss/gnu-misc-discuss to keep this sort of message Anon> [from *either* side] out of the rest of the gnu.* groups and Anon> mailing lists. rms> Since they are the FSF's mailing lists, the FSF can use them any rms> way it likes. Wow. I really don't believe you said that. How boldy stupid. I agree with your opinions on Apple, but I think something like this has enlightened me and many others you how you are approaching this problem. I hope you are prepared for the huge flame fest this sort of thing will send into these mailing lists -- why would the FSF want low s/n and high flames? What a stupid, pathetic move. -- Rodney