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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 12:08:32 -0400
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> If I were guessing (I am), then I would guess that the FSF wasn't
> very interested in getting mixed up with a proprietary OS.

I think that's true.  They accept patches for non-free OSs in their
software, but they don't get actively involved with them.

> I would guess that this is a matter of choosing the allocation of
> resources.

Very true, but the FSF also doesn't *allow* non-free software on their
own machines.

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