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From: jxf@altair.cis.ksu.edu (Jerry Frain)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Don't use MPW GCC if you respect RMS's wishes
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Date: 12 Dec 90 04:12:15 GMT
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johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu writes:


>For the benefit of those of us who jumped in late, would someone
>mind translating the following acronyms / initials:

>FSF == "Free Software Foundation" ???
>GNU ==                            ???
>RMS ==  ...... initials .......   ???

FSF == Free Software Foundation (as you already guessed)
GNU == Gnu's Not Unix
RMS == Richard M. Stallman

>The issues are clearly of general interest; it is difficult to follow
>the thread without the specifics.  Forgive me if they are obvious.

Not (very) obvious unless, you read the gnu newsgroups (or have other
methods of becoming informed of the activities of the FSF).

If you'd like, I'd be happy to mail you the "Frequently Asked Questions"
for the gnu newsgroups which may address other questions that you may
have.

  --Jerry

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