Re: 23.0.60; M-( and M-) should not be bound in ESC map

[David Kastrup]

Thomas Lord <address@hidden> writes:

> Richard Stallman wrote:
>>     Meanwhile, that stuff from O'Reilly is mostly about how to manage a
>>     commercially sponsored "open source" project in such a way as to maximize
>>     your ability to extract gratis labor from the "community".
>>
>> Their philosophy and goals are different from ours, but the actual
>> work of developing software is the same.  A lot of the work of open
>> source supporters about how to develop software is useful for
>> supporters of free software.  The crucial philosophical value of
>> the free software movement does not concern how we develop Emacs,
>> but rather the freedom of the users once they get it from us.

> Why is the FSF a union shop?

It most certainly isn't.  It is a charity.  Its charter has never been
secret, its agenda hasn't changed.

So while your entry in the "inflammatory posts over issues solved long
ago" category gets a point for spirit, it really adds nothing new of
interest.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum