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Re: Futile bug reports?
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Bill Richter |
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Re: Futile bug reports? |
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Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:51:20 -0500 |
You are arguing about a gray area. Many distinctions have gray
areas, and it is possible to argue ad infinitem about precisely
where to draw the line through one.
I don't think it is vital to narrow down this particular gray area
just now, so I had better do my other work.
Richard, I don't want to interfere with your work, so I'll give it up,
but I contend:
1) the "free manuals" policy hasn't been clearly explained (or maybe
even formulated), and therefore
2) on g.e.h., when somebody hawks a proprietary Emacs book, the hawker
should not be shouted down with slogans about "free manuals", but
instead the hawker should be told
3) "Please do not discuss this proprietary Emacs book on g.e.help.
This book directly cuts into much needed funds for the FSF.
Instead, please go purchase and read the Emacs manual, the Emacs
Lisp reference manual, and Chassell's intro-to-lisp. Then start up
a discussion about these FSF manuals. If you must discuss this
proprietary Emacs book, please take it to comp.emacs. Thanks."
4) if necessary, rewrite the charter for g.e.help accordingly.
- Re: Futile bug reports?, (continued)
- Re: Futile bug reports?, Richard Stallman, 2001/08/17
- Re: Futile bug reports?, Bill Richter, 2001/08/17
- Re: Futile bug reports?, Bill Richter, 2001/08/17
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- Re: Futile bug reports?, Bill Richter, 2001/08/19
- Re: Futile bug reports?, Richard Stallman, 2001/08/21
- Re: Futile bug reports?, Bill Richter, 2001/08/21
- Re: Futile bug reports?, Richard Stallman, 2001/08/22
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- Re: Futile bug reports?, Bill Richter, 2001/08/23
- Re: Futile bug reports?, David desJardins, 2001/08/24
- Re: Futile bug reports?, Bill Richter, 2001/08/24
- Re: Futile bug reports?, Kevin Gallagher, 2001/08/26
- Re: Futile bug reports?, Bill Richter, 2001/08/26
- Re: Futile bug reports?, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/08/10
- Re: Futile bug reports?, Alan Mackenzie, 2001/08/16
Re: Futile bug reports?, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/08/10
Re: Futile bug reports?, David R. Linn, 2001/08/14
Re: Futile bug reports?, Richard Stallman <address@hidden>, 2001/08/16