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authorRichard M. Stallman2005-05-14 14:12:36 +0000
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@@ -518,23 +518,19 @@ friends or over the net. But it does suggest the wrong idea.
518 518
519 (3) Several such companies now exist. 519 (3) Several such companies now exist.
520 520
521 (4) The Free Software Foundation raises most of its funds from a 521 (4) The Free Software Foundation raisesd most of its funds for 10
522distribution service, although it is a charity rather than a company. 522years from a distribution service, although it is a charity rather
523If *no one* chooses to obtain copies by ordering from the FSF, it 523than a company.
524will be unable to do its work. But this does not mean that proprietary 524
525restrictions are justified to force every user to pay. If a small 525 (5) A group of computer companies pooled funds around 1991 to
526fraction of all the users order copies from the FSF, that is sufficient 526support maintenance of the GNU C Compiler.
527to keep the FSF afloat. So we ask users to choose to support us in
528this way. Have you done your part?
529
530 (5) A group of computer companies recently pooled funds to support
531maintenance of the GNU C Compiler.
532 527
533 (6) In the 80s I had not yet realized how confusing it was to speak 528 (6) In the 80s I had not yet realized how confusing it was to speak
534of "the issue" of "intellectual property". That term is obviously 529of "the issue" of "intellectual property". That term is obviously
535biased; more subtle is the fact that it lumps together various 530biased; more subtle is the fact that it lumps together various
536disparate laws which raise very different issues. Nowadays I urge 531disparate laws which raise very different issues. Nowadays I urge
537people to reject the term "intellectual property" entirely, lest it 532people to reject the term "intellectual property" entirely, lest it
538lead others to suppose this is one coherent issue. The way to be 533lead others to suppose that those laws form one coherent issue. The way to be
539clear is to to discuss patents, copyrights, and trademarks separately. 534clear is to to discuss patents, copyrights, and trademarks separately.
540See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html. \ No newline at end of file 535See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.xhtml for more explanation
536of how this term spreads confusion and bias.