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From: cbrown@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (Charles T Brown)
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Subject: Re: rms says...
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Date: 3 Feb 91 01:52:53 GMT
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In article <4678@lib.tmc.edu> jmaynard@thesis1.hsch.utexas.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
 [in response to some other posts:]

>The difference is that Borland and Microsoft don't claim ownership rights in
>my software just because I used their libraries. The FSF does. (At least for
>now.) That's far, far worse than having a software company claim the right
>to revoke the license to use the compiler at any time - for that still would
>not result in my losing my rights in my code.

Ok.  You don't like it, don't use it, for chrissakes.  I mean, ANYBODY
can write the same library functions the FSF has written, right?  It would
be worse if you were forced by law to use the FSF libraries.  But you aren't.

>
>I have no problems whatsoever using Turbo C to write commercial software,
>because Borland is reasonable about my right to earn money. I wouldn't
>use gcc or g++ to do so, since RMS is rabid about taking away my right to earn
>money for writing software.

Hmm?  'Your right' to earn money.  Granted.  However, the Borland
programmers are paid to write commercial software.  At last look, 
the FSF programmers ( I am assuming that RMS means FSF?  If I am wrong,
please ignore me :-) weren't getting paid to write code... As for being
reasonable about your God-granted right to earn money, how about you
being reasonable about their God-granted right to say what they want
to do with the fruits of their hard labor?
>
>>"Me thinks you complain too much!"
>
>Why? Because I refuse to let the FSF force me into their utopian ideals?

Utopian ideals, they may be.  However, they're not doing so badly so far...
As well, as I believe I pointed out above, you can just as well write
your own C or C++ compiler for yourself...
>
>-- 
>Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
>jmaynard@thesis1.hsch.utexas.edu  | adequately be explained by stupidity.
>"Today is different from yesterday." -- State Department spokesman Margaret
>Tutwiler, 17 Jan 91, explaining why they won't negotiate with Saddam Hussein

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