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Re: libtool (was Re: [patch] releases.html)
On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 06:00:49PM -0500, Daniel Berlin wrote:
> "Zack Weinberg" <zackw@Stanford.EDU> writes:
>
> > Yes, libbackend.so might be nice just to reduce disk consumption.
> > (Didn't HJ have patches for this a long, long, time ago?) Wouldn't
> > it cause arguments about opening loopholes for non-free front ends,
> > though?
[...]
> Why should we not be able to further the usefulness and usability of a
> free software project because someone, somewhere, might find it
> slightly easier to integrate into something that may make it illegal,
> or not illegal, for them to redistribute it.
You're preaching to (mostly) the choir. The FSF is that --> way. :-|
Phil
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