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From: presotto@plan9.bell-labs.com
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Subject: [9fans] Open but not free
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 01:42:50 -0400
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I just got this mail.  I thought people would be interested.
Our software may be open but it'll never be blessed.

	Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 20:42:45 -0600 (MDT)
	From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
	To: presotto@plan9.bell-labs.com
	Subject: Plan Nine deep-sixed by non-free license
	Reply-to: rms@gnu.org

	I was excited to hear that Plan Nine might become free software, but
	it turns out that the license is too restrictive to qualify.  We will
	have to urge people not to use the Plan Nine software under its
	present license.

	If at some point you are willing to consider rerelease under a free
	software license, please contact me.  For more information, see
	http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html and
	http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html.