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From: chapman@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Brent Chapman)
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Subject: Re: John Gilmore switches feet!
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Date: Thu, 20-Aug-87 18:41:19 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 20 18:41:19 1987
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In article <171@ers.UUCP> lyndon@ers.UUCP (Lyndon Nerenberg) writes:
#The following quotes are courtesy John Gilmore (gnu@hoptoad.uucp)
#from an article in comp.dcom.modems:
#Great! You're saving the world! Care to explain why TWO MONTHS after
#I sent in my PRE-PAID order for the Gnu distribution tape I still
#haven't received it? It took FOUR phone calls to the FSF answering
#machine to get someone to call back. This despite the fact that I included
#with the order a phone number and email addresses that I could be reached
#at in the the event of a delay. I was informed that the FSF had
#run out of tapes, but that new tapes were now in and that my tape
#would be shipped via special delivery mail that day. That was TWO
#WEEKS ago and I still don't have the damn tape! Maybe you should start
#a FREE BUSINESS SCHOOL and enroll everyone from the FSF. And no, I don't
#give a damn that it's FREE software. You took $200 of my money so you 
#bloody well better show me something for it!

To the best of my knowledge, John Gilmore was using the login "gnu"
long before Richard Stallman came up with his cute little 
"GNU's Not UNIX" acronym.

As far as I know, John doesn't have anything to do with the operation
of the Free Software Foundation (though I suspect he supports its work).

If you're gonna bitch, at least bitch at the right people.

Now whose foot is in whose mouth?


-Brent
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Brent Chapman
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