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From: abraham@iesd.auc.dk (Per Abrahamsen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux thoroughly insulted by Infoworld!
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Date: 23 Jan 1995 23:49:11 +0100
Organization: Math & CS at Aalborg University
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>>>>> "TL" == Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu> writes:

TL> I have found that many companies that are no longer in business
TL> to provide a certain product also drop support for that product.

This is one of the reasons why it makes sense to buy supported free
software instead, when possible.
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