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From: Micah Cowan <micah AT cowanbox DOT com>
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Date: 06 Jul 2001 20:12:08 -0700
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Mark McIntyre <mark AT garthorn DOT demon DOT co DOT uk> writes:

> On Wed, 04 Jul 2001 16:47:31 GMT, invalid AT erehwon DOT invalid (Graaagh the
> Mighty) wrote:
> 
> >On Sun, 01 Jul 2001 00:04:01 +0100, Mark McIntyre
> ><mark AT garthorn DOT demon DOT co DOT uk> sat on a tribble, which squeaked:
> >
> >>Hmm I don't recall FA doing that when I used it. But anyway I
> >>recommend you spend the dollars on Agent.
> >
> >Spend dollars? On software? Heretic!
> 
> Then either 
> a) write your own newsreader or
> b) go visit a warez group. 
> 
> since most people around here write S/W for a living, you're likely to
> be unpopular if you confess to stealing it ... :->

Stealing isn't the only way to get something for free.  Several others
on this group (c.l.c.) are large advocates of Free Software; and while
that term isn't meant to imply that you can get such software "for
free", in practice that has always been true (since even if you demand
payment for the software, the first person to buy it is free to offer
it "for free" on his/her FTP dump).  Still, companies like RedHat seem
to be making enough money from Free Software.

But even RMS wouldn't call anyone a heretic for spending /money/ on
software - in fact, he rather hopes, you will.  I fully intend to
spend some cash on a donation to the FSF as soon as I have enough to
spare :)  (living in downtown Palo Alto isn't very cheap).

At any rate (to Graaagh), software licensing philosophy is topical on,
lessee, none of the crossposted groups :)

Micah

-- 
"You will be able to move on with your life.  You will never
forget what civility and common sense are.  They will always be with you,
but you will no longer be in mourning for them."
  -- Steve <comments AT vrml3d DOT com>, on giving in to nitpickery.