Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 13:29:51 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Stallman stalls again Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010314132512.04acb100@localhost> In-Reply-To: <15023.32583.954398.211811@guru.mired.org> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010313211657.00e294a0@localhost> <3AADC096.DE27817@outpost.co.nz> <4.3.2.7.2.20010311235053.00e26140@localhost> <20010305205030.G80474@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010305125259.00cfdae0@localhost> <20010305142108.A17269@marx.marvic.chum> <4.3.2.7.2.20010306011342.045fb360@localhost> <20010306081025.A22143@marx.marvic.chum> <4.3.2.7.2.20010306092612.00b79f00@localhost> <20010306174618.N32515@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010311230800.00e19bd0@localhost> <15020.28993.192354.986367@guru.mired.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20010312223234.0445f3a0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010313211657.00e294a0@localhost>
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At 07:25 AM 3/14/2001, Mike Meyer wrote:
>I think you're simply being inflamatory again, but will give you a
>chance to prove it. Can you provide a pointer to an RMS paper where he
>encourages people to steal,
Sure! Right from the horse's mouth:
"Publishers often refer to prohibited copying as "piracy." In this
way, they imply that illegal copying is ethically equivalent to
attacking ships on the high seas, kidnaping and murdering the people
on them.
If you don't believe that illegal copying is just like kidnaping and
murder, you might prefer not to use the word "piracy" to describe it.
Neutral terms such as "prohibited copying" or "unauthorized copying"
are available for use instead. Some of us might even prefer to use a
positive term such as "sharing information with your neighbor."
Richard Stallman
There are other examples, too, but this was the one that was within
easy reach.
--Brett
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