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To: "Victor R. Cardona" <vcardona@home.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Subject: Re: Stallman stalls again
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At 10:01 PM 3/6/2001, Victor R. Cardona wrote:

>Artists and scientists should be compensated for their work. There is no
>question about that. 

Agreed.

>The problem is that "intellectual property" laws
>have been perverted by large corporations. Brett wants to believe that
>there is a balance, but I don't see one.

The balance has been disturbed by recent events, and has devolved into
a war. Stallman believes that he and his organization, the FSF, can
benefit from escalation of that war, and so is doing everything he can
to fan the flames.

--Brett


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