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From: Roedy Green <roedy@mindprod.com>
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On Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:43:52 GMT, Ed Jensen <ejensen+usenet@tiny.net>
wrote or quoted :

>The GPL is merely an
>attempt to enforce their manifesto through brilliant viral-like
>propagation.

See the Zen story of the box facing east.

A Zen master presented his student with a valuable box, with the
stipulation that it must always face east.  The student took the box
and placed it in his room.  However to place the box east, he had to
place the table against the wall on the opposite side of the room.
This meant he had to move the bed. This made getting in and out of the
room awkward, so he had to move the doorway in the wall.  This caused
a structural weakness in the house which required ....


For more detail, please look up the key words mentioned in this post in
the Java Glossary at: http://mindprod.com/gloss.html 

--
Roedy Green, Canadian Mind Products
Custom computer programming since 1963. Ready to take on new work.