NPO

[Kimbro Staken]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek A. Neighbors" <derek@gnue.org>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: NPO


> > There's got to be room for compromise here as well. There are times when
> > Free Software isn't necessarily appropriate. That probably isn't due to
> > the software itself, though. For instance, I really want my tax software
> > to have a warranty. At the same time I want something that runs on a
Free
> > Software OS. Maybe it could be done with a Free Software licence such
that
>
> I think RMS would say there is no situation where
> Free Software does not apply.
>
> > the warranty is only in effect if certain aspects of the Free Software
> > guarantees haven't been exercised. I think, however, we're going to have
> > significant difficulties getting an accounting software company to buy
> > into that. Please feel free to prove me wrong :). In such a case I would
> > still like to have source code in order to submit bug fixes, but I could
> > live without it.
>
> In this case, I think the right answer is the IRS
> should be providing you tax software.  It should
> be both open and free.
>
> Derek Neighbors
> derek@gnu.org
>
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