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Re: The "Free" vs. "Non-Free" issue



On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 10:21:52AM -0500, Raul Miller wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 07:57:08AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> > > 	Yes, I think that not only free programs have cornered the
> > >  market for being useful and important (unless you are a zealot, when
> > >  this is all moot anyway).
> 
> On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 02:33:25PM +0000, Andrew Suffield wrote:
> > Y'see, that's the reason why I'm trying to avoid this part of the
> > discussion. You have implied I meant something other than what I said,
> > and thrown in an assertion that anybody who does not agree with you is
> > a "zealot" (which may be technically correct [One who holds a strong
> > opinion which you do not entertain], but which you imply has negative
> > connotations [which is a pretty narrow reading of the dictionary]).
> 
> Except... a zealot is unreasoning.

And a hacker is a criminal. Yes, exactly.

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