From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (cthulhu.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.2]) by neteng.engr.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/960327.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id AAA11808; Wed, 18 Jun 1997 00:33:48 -0700 Return-Path: Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/960327.SGI.AUTOCF) id AAA22595 for linux-list; Wed, 18 Jun 1997 00:33:34 -0700 Received: from sgiger.munich.sgi.com (sgiger.munich.sgi.com [144.253.192.2]) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/960327.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id AAA22584 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 1997 00:33:29 -0700 Received: from knobi.munich.sgi.com by sgiger.munich.sgi.com via ESMTP (951211.SGI.8.6.12.PATCH1502/940406.SGI) id JAA18543; Wed, 18 Jun 1997 09:33:05 +0200 Received: from knobi (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by knobi.munich.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/951220.SGI.AUTOCF.knobi) via SMTP id JAA10165; Wed, 18 Jun 1997 09:33:03 +0200 Message-ID: <33A78F2E.794B@munich.sgi.com> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 09:33:02 +0200 From: Martin Knoblauch Organization: Silicon Graphics GmbH, Am-Hochacker 3, D-85630 Grasbrunn X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01SC-SGI (X11; I; IRIX 6.3 IP22) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Christopher W. Carlson" CC: linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Subject: Re: (Fwd) Re: SGI machine References: <9706171302.ZM27101@heaven.newport.sgi.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Precedence: bulk Christopher W. Carlson wrote: > > Just thought I'd pass on the response that I received from > Richard Stallman. > > --- Forwarded mail from Richard Stallman > > Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 15:17:06 -0400 > From: Richard Stallman > To: carlson > Subject: Re: SGI machine > > We now have free systems running on all our machines, so we > could not accept a machine that runs a non-free system like IRIX. > So, does this mean they are no longer interested in supporting GNU stuff on non-free systems? > Once you have a GNU/Linux system running, that problem would be > solved. But usable machines have become pretty cheap--we could buy a > 686 for the cost of paying a programmer for 2 weeks--and we have more > than enough machines now for the people we have. What we mainly need > nowadays is money to pay programmers. > > Is there any chance you could convince some part of SGI to make a > donation? Or at least buy a Deluxe Distribution? > > We can hire a programmer for a year for just $35000 or so. > Besides our GNU effort, any chance that we can get someone to donate a considerable amount of money to the FSF? Just to make a point that we are not against free software. Martin -- +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ |Martin Knoblauch | Silicon Graphics GmbH | |Manager Technical Marketing | Am Hochacker 3 - Technopark | |Silicon Graphics Computer Systems| D-85630 Grasbrunn-Neukeferloh, FRG| |---------------------------------| Phone: (+int) 89 46108-179 or -0 | |http://reality.sgi.com/knobi | Fax: (+int) 89 46107-179 | +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ |e-mail: | VM: 6-333-8197 | M/S: IDE-3150 | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+