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From: edwards@h-sc1.UUCP (william edwards)
Newsgroups: net.emacs
Subject: Re: Unipress and Gnumacs
Message-ID: <521@h-sc1.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 11-Aug-85 20:03:44 EDT
Article-I.D.: h-sc1.521
Posted: Sun Aug 11 20:03:44 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 00:47:19 EDT
References: <4919@mit-eddie.UUCP>
Reply-To: edwards@h-sc1.UUCP (william edwards)
Organization: Harvard Univ. Science Center
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Keywords: "slimy"?

In article <4919@mit-eddie.UUCP> mly@mit-prep writes:
>However, I think that you will find that Unipress itself is as slimey as
>any other corporation in the business --- don't let one good
>impression spoil their image! =;-)

DISCLAIMER:

	The following does not represent anyone's opinion but my own.
It does not reflect the official stance of Harvard University.

FLAME:

	I guess mly's comments are more fallout from the great Gosling
code controversy, but I find them unhelpful and unconstructive.  Just
what does he mean by "slimy"?  Is he accusing Unipress of illegal or
immoral acts?  If he is, he had better either substantiate what he says
with hard facts, or not express such opinions in "print" (yes, this
arguably "printed material" you're reading).  Such remarks veer close
to libel.  GNU is not going to help its cause by indiscriminately
calling people or companies "slimy".

	These remarks have no bearing on what I think of GNUemacs or of
the GNU project as a whole.  GNUemacs is a fantastic editor, and the
cause of a public-domain UNIX is a noble one.  Let's not endanger that
cause with useless acrimony.

						Bill Edwards