Re: Intro to GNOME and the FSF

[Matthew C Barry <muramas oitunix oit umass edu>]

On Sun, 30 Apr 2000, Miguel de Icaza wrote:

> 
> 
> > As long as the FSF continues to behave as if "credit is due" only ever to 
> > the FSF (I'm being charitable -- I still firmly believe that RMS's 
> > "GNU/Linux" crap is intellectually dishonest, if not outright attempted 
> > theft; but see e.g. RMS's explanation of why it's "reasonable" to 
> > acknowlege the FSF but not BSD or XFree86 components of the Linux Operating 
> > System) I must reject this argument.
> > 
> > I, for one, do not wish to advance the FSF's agenda when they choose to 
> > support that agenda with dishonesty and hypocrisy.
> 
> As usual, please take any anti-FSF bashing out of this list.  Indeed,
> please take any anti-anything bashing out of this list.
> 
> This is the GNOME development mailing list.  And yes, the G in GNOME
> stands for "GNU" and stands for all the principles of delivering more
> freedom to the users, and making this planet a happier and more fair
> planet.
> 
> Miguel.

Right on.  This thread has outlived its welcome, I think..

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