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From: JYoungman@vggas.com (James Youngman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux vs BSD
Date: 4 Feb 1997 16:32:59 GMT
Organization: VG Gas Analysis Systems
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In article <5Pp9y0gTzz1B091yn@ibm.net>, mouth@ibm.net says...
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>This is the seductive trap of the absolute freedom that BSD lovers crave.
>Since it can be abused, it will be abused, and since BSD advocates have
>propounded and demanded absolute freedom, they have no right to complain
>when abuse occurs.  That's why it's called "absolute," as in "having no
>restriction, exception, or qualification."

Of course, in BSD terms, this is not abuse!

-- 
James Youngman       VG Gas Analysis Systems |The trouble with the rat-race 
 Before sending advertising material, read   |is, even if you win, you're 
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/47/227.html|still a rat.