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From: guy@gorodish.Sun.COM (Guy Harris)
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Subject: Re: O'pain Software Foundation: (2) Why is it better than AT&T?
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Date: 2 Jun 88 19:26:35 GMT
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> I'm surprised that no one has come to the following conclusion:
> 
> AT&T+Sun AND the OSF are gathering the wagons into circles because they're
> afraid of the GNUs.

I'm not surprised in the least.  None of the management here has indicated that
they're afraid of GNU; I doubt any of the management at AT&T or in the
management of the OSF are, either.

Inventing motivations in the absence of evidence may be barrels of fun, but
it's not particularly productive.