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		bonzini on Dec 23, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GNU sed 4.2.2 released, maintainer resigns Choosing a subset of users to satisfy will not protect the freedom of users as a whole. Choosing to protect the freedom of users as a whole will dissatisfy developers who would like to have a different set of freedoms.

dalke on Dec 23, 2012 [–]

Ahh, right. Like "equality before the law" is great for everyone, but for people with lots of money it might be a bit annoying.

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