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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 93 00:56:42 -0400
From: Dan Schwartz <schwartz@iota.cs.fsu.edu>
Message-id: <9309140456.AA02477@iota.cs.fsu.edu>
To: interlingua@ISI.EDU
Subject: blow away?

John Sowa writes:

>As far as research goes, people are free to do anything they like.
>But none of us are going to be free to do any research unless there
>is enough money coming in to pay the rent.  And money requires
>applications.  And applications require standards.

>In order for some of us to have fun doing research in the wild blue
>yonder, somebody has to bring in some cash.  If you recall, I used to

Okay, now I get your point.  Funding certainly is important, and without
it, I personally may soon dry up and blow away.

--Dan Schwartz