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Re: exchange with Richard Stallman

> (1) Unstripped executables probably have some technical advantages in
> some circumstances.  I don't think it's reasonable to require this for
> debian 1.1.

It's not reasonable for Debian 10.1 either. Build a distribution this
way and look at the size penalty you pay for this miniscule improvement.
Use the source instead.

> (2) Encouraging people to write documentation is very different from
> mandating people write documentation in texinfo.

Why encourage them to write in TexInfo when there are superior alternatives? 
I think we should ask for linuxdoc.sgml or straight HTML.

> The info browser
> has its flaws, but it will let you interactively search multiple files
> for a single string -- this alone has saved me hours of time
> (libc.info).

We could provide that with HTML documentation as well.

> (4) RMS's point 4 is not completely clear to me.  I don't think we'd
> run into any problems if we gave him permission to distribute copies
> of the specs with phrases which offend him removed.

He's not interested in permission. He wants us to remove the references.

FSF is an obsolete organization that has had 10 years to put out a
system and has not done so. Linux is a _successor_ to FSF. We should
not be holding ourselves back so that we can appease Richard Stallman,
especially when Richard has been so hostile to the Linux community.

I personally WILL NOT be a part of working with FSF. So fire me or leave
and start your own project.

	Bruce

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