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From: dmmg1176@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (David M Marcovitz)
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Subject: Re: Don't use MPW GCC if you respect RMS's wishes
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Date: 12 Dec 90 03:52:31 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 .......   ???

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

>Bill (johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu)

I believe FSF is correct.  GNU stands for "GNU is Not Un*x."  RMS is
Richard M. Stallman, former research scientist at the MIT AI Lab.  He
is the principal person responsible for The One True Emacs (written in
TECO for Tops-10), GNU-Emacs, GNU, etc.

I haven't been following this string so could someone fill me in on
the meaning of the title of this note (something about not using the
MPW GCC if you respect RMS's wishes).

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