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From: geoff@ITcorp.com (Geoff Kuenning)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Boycott NeXT offerings that include a free copy of Lotus Improv
Message-ID: <1990Oct31.093829.10881@ITcorp.com>
Date: 31 Oct 90 09:38:29 GMT
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In article <54357@brunix.UUCP> rca@cs.brown.edu (Ronald C.F. Antony) writes:

> And finally we have the computer industry that comes along, sees both and
> wants to pick the best out of both: 
> - long protection
> - no publication
> - no contribution to human knowledge
> - hefty profits

This article is the first intelligent posting I have seen on this subject.
In contrast to Richard Stallman's usual profits-are-evil-and-oh-by-the-way-
I-charge-$200-an-hour postings, Ronald has provided us with a cogent and
concise analysis of why copyright is socially inappropriate for computer
software, and a suggestion of the direction future legislation ought to
be taking.  Nice posting, Ronald!
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	Geoff Kuenning   geoff@ITcorp.com   uunet!desint!geoff