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Date:      Tue, 21 Nov 2000 13:14:04 -0800
From:      Gregory Sutter <gsutter@zer0.org>
To:        Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com>
Cc:        chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: GPL rant number 31391 (was: Jordan Hubbard on Darwin)
Message-ID:  <20001121131403.B30802@klapaucius.zer0.org>
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20001121134958.01774da8@mail.threespace.com>; from tech_info@threespace.com on Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 01:54:55PM -0500
References:  <4.3.2.7.2.20001118222633.046bb550@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20001118184345.045f1d90@localhost> <20001119111646.C5877@echunga.lemis.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20001118142924.00cb6850@localhost> <20001119111646.C5877@echunga.lemis.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20001118184345.045f1d90@localhost> <v04220816b63ce4583662@> <20001119165527.L52433@echunga.lemis.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20001121134958.01774da8@mail.threespace.com>

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On 2000-11-21 13:54 -0500, Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com>=
 wrote:
> software is almost free; you can download and use a fully functional=20
> version of it as long as you're willing to put up with advertisements=20
> during its use.  Do we recognize nearly free software in any special way =
in=20
> this camp?

Adware, especially closed-source adware, is no more free than the=20
latest cruft from Microsoft.  It's just another form of commercial
software.

Greg
--=20
Gregory S. Sutter                     "Software is like sex; it's better
mailto:gsutter@zer0.org                when it's free."  -- Linus Torvalds
http://www.zer0.org/~gsutter/=20
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