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From: rms@WHEATIES.AI.MIT.EDU (Richard Stallman)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: C++ on Mac
Message-ID: <8806202049.AA00862@sugar-bombs.ai.mit.edu>
Date: 20 Jun 88 20:49:12 GMT
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Rather than looking for ways to produce more software for the
Macintosh system, it would be more useful in the long term (a couple
of years) to 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.

It's true that the boycott might not be widespread enough to work.
But it certainly can't work if we don't try.  Someone has got to start
it, so I volunteer.  I hope some of the rest of you will join and spread
the word.