Re: "vendor branch"

[Richard Stallman]

      If it makes you feel any
    better, the second definition of "vend" in my dictionary is "to
    publish", which seems entirely reasonable.

It is not a matter of feelings, but rather what message is conveyed to
the public and what effects that has.  You or I could think about
things this way in our own minds, but that wouldn't change the
practical consequences -- it isn't a solution to the problem.