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From: sbrunnoc@hawk.ulowell.edu (Sean Brunnock)
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Subject: Is GNU involved in NeXT?
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Date: 11 Oct 88 22:40:53 GMT
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Reply-To: sbrunnoc@hawk.ulowell.edu (Sean Brunnock)
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  I have been impressed with the big names that are involved in
the upcoming NeXT system : CMU, Mitch Kapor, and Stephen Wolfram
to name a few.

  I have not seen the name Richard Stallman connected with the
NeXT and I find this surprising in light of the following facts:

  1.) In the GNU Manifesto, Mr. Stallman writes that GNU will be
      aimed at machines in the 68000/16000 class.

  2.) Somebody posted a progress report to gnu.announce and thanked
      various corporate sponsors for donations of equipment. NeXT
      was the only company mentioned that made a cash donation.
      (Sorry, but I cannot quote the original article- it was 
      deleted from our archives.)

  Comments?

				Sean Brunnock