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But that community died in the early '80s and I found myself confronted by the prospect of spending the rest of my life in a world of proprietary software. And, worst of all, confronted by the prospect of signing a non-disclosure agreement {which I}. And I had concluded that it is unethical to sign a non-disclosure agreement for generally useful technical information, such as software. To promise not to share with one's fellows is a violation of human solidarity. So when I saw that the machine downstairs was asking me to sign an NDA, I just said, "I can't sign an NDA." Well, fortunately, there was an option; they let me come in here and speak without signing it, otherwise you would have had to go outside to listen. [Laughter]