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Re: GPL & commercial software, the critical distinction (fwd)

To: Steve Mynott <[email protected]>, Matthew James Gering <[email protected]>, "Cypherpunks \(E-mail\)" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: GPL & commercial software, the critical distinction (fwd)
From: "James A. Donald" <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 15:20:04 -0700
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
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On Thu, Oct 08, 1998 at 04:14:32PM -0700, Matthew James
Gering wrote:
> >  The Mafia has had two primary characteristics:  a) the
> > use of force

At 10:24 AM 10/9/98 +0100, Steve Mynott wrote:
> wouldn't this characteristic define the mafia as a "state"
> to some degree?

A state is merely a mafia that has succeeded in crushing its
competitors by force.

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References:
- RE: GPL & commercial software, the critical distinction (fwd)
  - From: Matthew James Gering <[email protected]>
- Re: GPL & commercial software, the critical distinction (fwd)
  - From: Steve Mynott <[email protected]>

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