Re: New Emacs with GTK!

[Michael Powe]

>>>>> "David" == David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:

    David> Michael Powe <michael@trollope.org> writes:
    >> they do use some gpl (gcc, e.g.) but freebsd'ers are among the
    >> principal proponents of the "gpl virus" theory.  they isolate
    >> gpl in their dev tree.  they often can be found in
    >> gnu.misc.discuss flaming rms.

    David> Don't agree.  Those that make it a pastime to flame in
    David> gnu.misc.discuss usually have stopped actively developing
    David> FreeBSD (if they did so before).  And they don't really
    David> constitute a significant ratio of FreeBSD developers.

    David> Most serious developers don't have the time to indulge in
    David> pointless flamewars and trolling, as flaming the GPL on
    David> gnu.misc.discuss certainly is.

no argument there, but gnu is isolated in its own "branch" of the
freebsd tree.

mp

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