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From: cnh5730@calvin.tamu.edu (Chuck Herrick)
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Subject: Re: Boycott 68040 upgrades that include Lotus Improv
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Date: 20 Oct 90 16:51:20 GMT
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In article <2784@lectroid.sw.stratus.com> jmann@angmar.sw.stratus.com (Jim Mann) writes:
>As for a free spreadsheet -- most business users (rightly or wrongly) don't
>want and don't trust free software.
 
I think this is because free software is a non-traditional and
relatively new solution. Given some loving attention and some
time to mature and with a goal of simple installation, it's
possible that FSF will become the traditional path for the 
average user, accountant or not.
We need to create a reality where every place that has a phone is
a node on the "humanet" (humanet supercedes the internet).
A GNUspreadsheet would be a great step forward. Imagine if it were
implemented under both NeXTstep and X.



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	Chuck Herrick				cnh5730@calvin.tamu.edu