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From: jr@bbn.com (John Robinson)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Advertising on comp.emacs
Summary: what is free anyway?
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Date: 14 Dec 88 19:38:22 GMT
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In-reply-to: dsill@RELAY-NSWC.NAVY.MIL (Dave Sill)

Getting a tape ought to cost a tape, postage and handling, and hence
you can sell the tape again for the same $$ once you have installed
the software.  Isn't that free?  Your CPU doesn't need a "license";
your site can install the software on as many machines as it wants;
you can even write different stuff on the tape that you can sell for a
"real" profit if that's your goal.

Free means the software is free of restrictions.

I am not bashing Rick Farris, just attempting to clarify.  :-)
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