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From: jay@splut.UUCP (Jay Maynard)
Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.unix.wizards,comp.os.misc
Subject: Re: Mach, the new standard?
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Date: Mon, 24-Aug-87 06:18:14 EDT
Article-I.D.: splut.83
Posted: Mon Aug 24 06:18:14 1987
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Keywords: Mach
Summary: I'll support the FSF when...
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In article <18012@amdcad.AMD.COM>, phil@amdcad.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai) writes:
> In article <292@nuchat.UUCP> steve@nuchat.UUCP (Steve Nuchia) writes:
> <Which in turn requires proof of an AT&T v7 liscense, right?  Will
> <we ever again have an operating system that doesn't represent a
> <royalty stream for ma bell?
> 
> This is one of the reasons the Free Software Foundation was set up.
> Why don't you donate some money (tax deductable) to them if you really
> feel strongly about it? 

I'll support the Free Software Foundation when they give up their processor
bigotry and decide to support the machine architecture that I use (PC/AT).
Until then, why should I waste my money?

(Disclaimer: Last I heard on the subject, the position was "Intel? Not until
hell freezes over!" If that's incorrect, I'd be happy to hear it.)

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