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From: wpohl@hvrunix.UUCP (Walter E. Pohl)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: C++ on Mac
Summary: Why boycott Apple?
Message-ID: <428@hvrunix.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jun 88 00:13:56 GMT
References: <8806202049.AA00862@sugar-bombs.ai.mit.edu>
Organization: Haverford College, Haverford, PA
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In article <8806202049.AA00862@sugar-bombs.ai.mit.edu>, rms@WHEATIES.AI.MIT.EDU (Richard Stallman) writes:
> [... that he thinks that we] should boycott Apple and encourage others 
> to do likewise.
> 
> Apple is attacking our freedom to write free software (as well as
> other things).  If they succeed, we will lose many useful pieces of
> software that will be illegal to write.  It is worth while to forego a
> few temporary benefits to prevent this.

     Forgive my ignorance, but what are you referring to?  This isn't a
flame or anything, but I'm not sure what you mean.