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Date:      Sat, 22 Aug 1998 13:21:29 -0600
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
To:        advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Remark from Nick Petreley
Message-ID:  <199808221921.NAA24991@lariat.lariat.org>

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This week in InfoWorld, Nick Petreley wrote:

"FreeBSD fans often resent the popularity of Linux and some consider
Richard Stallman the antichrist because he believes in making open source
software mandatory."

(See http://forums.infoworld.com/threads/get.cgi?70162 for context.)

This is, of course, a mischaracterization on several counts. Those on this
list should write ick and explain to him that FreeBSD advocates don't
"resent" the popularity of Linux but rather believe that FreeBSD is
underrecognized. And also that advocacy of the Berkeley license over the
GPL isn't "considering Richard Stallman the Antichrist" -- it's a
realistic, practical stance that's NOT motivated by Stallman's
anti-business ideology.

Nick is Nicholas_Petreley@infoworld.com.

--Brett



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