Garvin Nunes 	  Oct 11 1993, 1:42 pm     show options
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Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1993 19:38:13 GMT
Local: Mon, Oct 11 1993 12:38 pm
Subject: ICS Source Should Not Be Given Away
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I have recently read some of the Free Software Foundations' (FSF)
goals and principles.  I do not beleive their cause is relavent to ICS
(unless you are attacking CAPIATALISM in general.)

If some person wanted to do something parallel to FSF, for example, write
their own code for a chess server, and give it away, then that would be
their choice.  However, we can not point at the organizers of FSF,
illustrate what they are doing; and, demand that others do the same.  The
makers of GNU, as far as I know, are not **demanding** that the makers of
UNIX give their source codes away.  Rather, they are programming a
compatible version, and giving it away.  They do not work for profit,
rather, they ask for donations of money, machines and man hours.

Now the makers of ICS are bestowing on us another kind of charity, and it
is a **gift**.  They have written a server and allow us to use it "at no
cost".  People are now **demanding** that they give away their code, "like
FSF".  Well, they're not "FSF" and do not necessarily follow the ideals of
FSF. But they're not monsters either. After all they ****GAVE**** (strong
emphasis on -gave-) us ICS.  Be thankfull for the few things that you do
get! (Besides its THANKSGIVING, at least here in Canada.)

VERY THANKFULL INDEED, I HUMBLY BOW THE THE ICS. (Id probably date more
girls if I wasn't playing so much chess!)

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Garvin Domonique Nunes  EMAIL: a8717...@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca

PS.  I really wrote this to get people to play EMAIL chess with me.  So
email me if you WANNA GET CRUSHED BY THE GROB!! (Just ask Speelman how
good the Grob is!)