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From: time@oxtrap.oxtrap.UUCP (Tim Endres)
Subject: Re: alt.macgnu
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Date: 1 Nov 89 17:02:07


All of the talk about Stallman's politics and motives...

I ported some things to the Mac A/UX and asked RMS if he wanted the
patches. RMS replied that he would really have no choice but to accept
anything I sent back to him, but he would not make any effort to
redistribute them.

FSF is not trying to *overtly* attack the Mac. FSF simply states that
it has better things to support with its limited resources than a
platform from a company that represents the "bad" policies in the
software industry that FSF disagrees with, and _really_, we all disagree
with.

RMS has been very reasonable. He answered all of my technical
questions, *even though he knew I was porting to A/UX*! He does not
dislike programmers who use Mac's, only the poor policies implemented
by an otherwise innovative company.

This is MY interpretation of RMS's actions and not his thoughts.