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From: plato@ele.tue.nl (plato)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs
Subject: Re: GNUemacs for the Mac
Message-ID: <127@euteal.ele.tue.nl>
Date: 16 Oct 89 10:16:11 GMT
References: <908@cc.helsinki.fi>
Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
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In article <908@cc.helsinki.fi> STICKLER@cc.helsinki.fi writes:
>Does anyone know of a version of GNUemacs for the Macintosh?
>(I have mEmacs, which is good, but has no LISP mode)
>
>It might also help to know where I might obtain the source
>code (I understand that it is PD?)

Almost correct. All GNU software is distributed under the
copyleft invented by rms. Its about as restrictive as most
commercial licenses so its definitely not PD.
The big idea is that big brother stallman can keep control.

For example since he has a disagreement with (amongst others)
Apple, he wants to enforce you to not buy Apple computers
or use any of his software.

My advice to you is to port some version of emacs (I'm prepared
to send you our latest release) and distribute it to all
Apple users who are interested.
This may teach stallman to leave the users alone and mind his
own business.

Good luck
plato.ele.tue.nl
it to all Apple users you know