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From: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicarious Oyster)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: MINIX vs GNU
Message-ID: <928@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 22-Jan-87 13:16:30 EST
Article-I.D.: uwmacc.928
Posted: Thu Jan 22 13:16:30 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 23-Jan-87 03:47:34 EST
References: <4564@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU> <599@aurora.UUCP> <171@osupyr.UUCP>
Reply-To: oyster@unix.macc.wisc.edu.UUCP (Vicarious Oyster)
Organization: UW-Madison Academic Computer Center
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Keywords: MINIX FSF GNU freedom Unix

In article <171@osupyr.UUCP> lum@osupyr.UUCP (Lum Johnson) writes:
>In article <599@aurora.UUCP> jaw@aurora.UUCP (James A. Woods) writes:
>>just wondering why purveyors of "totally free" unix-like software
>>seem overly concerned with the law, as the gnu project appears to be.
>
>No, probably not.  However, they have provided the public legal standing
>to take action against anyone who attempts to defraud them by selling GNU.
>They have provided protection not for _themselves_, but for _you_.
>
   I think a restatement of the GNU restrictions would be a good idea at
this point.  It's been a while since I've read the manifesto myself, but
I seem to recall that they try to restrict considerably more than simply
reselling the GNU software.  I honestly don't remember why I came to that
conclusion, though (hence the request for enlightenment).
--

 - Joel ({allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster)

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