Re: RMS comments: Gnome part of the GNU operating system.
On Mon, Jul 24, 2000 at 10:52:12PM -0700, Craig Brozefsky wrote:
> > > Can you point out what is hostile in the letter RMS wrote?
> >
> > So I am a heretic to the Church of GNU. And you know what? I don't much
> > care. I write free software for my reasons, not his or yours or anyone
> > else's. I don't and won't force it on other people just because I think
> > it's right. And until Richard can stop doing the same, he doesn't and
> > won't represent me.
>
> So basically there was nothing in that email that was hostile.
I've heard that email in person. It was hostile. If it was hostile
standing in person (and every time I have been within earshot, it has
been), it arguably isn't any less so in email.
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