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To: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com>
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Subject: Re: support for Xircom PCMCIA Ethernet adapters? 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 18 Apr 95 09:35:07 EDT."
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Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 07:24:01 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.cdrom.com>
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Free software people don't just have "change the world" issues
to deal with.  There are other hazards to signing an NDA.

						Jordan

> Jordan K. Hubbard writes:
> > 
> > 2. We free software folks REALLY don't even want to see the document that
> >    Xircom makes you sign to get ahold of the downloadable code.  It's
> >    pretty scary.
> 
> Are we "free software people"?  I'm an "unrestricted software
> person".
> 
> Personally, I'm not out to change the world and other than the
> drawback of having only one group for support I see no reason why
> we shouldn't behave the same way as BSDI.
> 
> Peter
> 
> -- 
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