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From: moore%cdr.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Tim Moore)
Subject: Re: GNUemacs for the Mac
Date: Mon, 16-Oct-89 14:42:45 MDT
Message-ID: <1989Oct16.144245.9918@hellgate.utah.edu>
Organization: University of Utah CS Dept
References: <908@cc.helsinki.fi> <127@euteal.ele.tue.nl>

In article <127@euteal.ele.tue.nl> plato@ele.tue.nl (plato) writes:
>In article <908@cc.helsinki.fi> STICKLER@cc.helsinki.fi writes:
>>Does anyone know of a version of GNUemacs for the Macintosh?

>>It might also help to know where I might obtain the source
>>code (I understand that it is PD?)
>
>Almost correct. All GNU software is distributed under the
>copyleft invented by rms. Its about as restrictive as most
>commercial licenses so its definitely not PD.
>The big idea is that big brother stallman can keep control.

You don't know what the hell you're talking about. Why don't you read
the copyleft?  I know it's harder work than flaming, but it would do
you some good.

>For example since he has a disagreement with (amongst others)
>Apple, he wants to enforce you to not buy Apple computers
>or use any of his software.

rms may desire this and refuse to support FSF products on Apple
machines, but he doesn't prevent you from porting the stuff or
distributing changes that make Emacs or anything else work on Macs.

>My advice to you is to port some version of emacs (I'm prepared
>to send you our latest release) and distribute it to all
>Apple users who are interested.
>This may teach stallman to leave the users alone and mind his
>own business.

Jesus Christ, he wrote the program! It's not his own business?  What
do you want from him that you can't have with Emacs? The ability to
sell it as your own product? There's no pleasing some people.

>Good luck
>plato.ele.tue.nl


Tim Moore                     moore@cs.utah.edu {bellcore,hplabs}!utah-cs!moore
"Ah, youth. Ah, statute of limitations."
		-John Waters
