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Date:      Mon, 18 Sep 2000 17:45:54 +0100
From:      Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org>
To:        Mike Doyle <relyod@co-operation-ireland.ie>
Cc:        freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: RWS
Message-ID:  <20000918174554.B567@parish>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20000918104842.0086f780@199.107.2.1>; from relyod@co-operation-ireland.ie on Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 10:48:42AM %2B0100
References:  <20000916153813.H47559@jade.chc-chimes.com> <20000916133833.H12955@magus.users.xmission.com> <20000916153813.H47559@jade.chc-chimes.com> <20000916135840.I12955@magus.users.xmission.com> <3.0.5.32.20000918104842.0086f780@199.107.2.1>

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On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 10:48:42AM +0100, Mike Doyle wrote:
> I was looking at the GNU website on Friday, and they still have a
> not-very-complimentary peice about the BSD licence, even though the
> clause in question has been removed. 
> 

Just remind me, what exactly was the advertising clause? ISTR that it
was something to do with displaying a credit for the CSRG (or
Berkeley). If that was the case, what was the FSF's gripe? Fire up
emacs, gdb, etc. and what do you get? An advert for GNU/FSF.

> 
> At 13:58 16/09/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >On Sat, Sep 16, 2000 at 03:38:13PM -0400, Bill Fumerola
> <billf@chimesnet.com> wrote:
> >> RMS, you mean?
> >
> >*blush* Yeah. :-)
> >
> >> I'd ask him what he thinks of the BSD license now that the advertising
> clause
> >> has been removed.
> >> 
> >> If he starts to be an ass remind him that it's now "more free" then the
> GPL,
> >> I'm sure that would push a button or two.
> >
> >I will say anything you want me to once I can back it all up with facts.
> >I need ammo and I need it fast.
> >
> >But then, I'm not going so I can start a fight.  I just want to sway
> >as many people that I can to BSD.
> >
> >-- 
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