Add notes on Trojan Horse printer story.

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diff --git a/researched-outline.txt b/researched-outline.txt
index 5a33783..ed58375 100644
--- a/researched-outline.txt
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@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ hacker subculture
 		vocabulary
 			foo, frob, cruft, hack, etc.
 	TODO: continue history, describe hacker ethic
+	TODO: something about sharing software like sugar [Williams-RMS, 5]
 	examples of hacks
 		MIT
 			campus police car on the Great Dome
@@ -138,6 +139,26 @@ proprietarization
 					the event that continued possession of the computer program
 					should cease to be rightful."
 GNU
+	the Trojan Horse printer
+		printer in MIT AI lab
+			jammed frequently
+			RMS, a hacker in the lab, devised a clever workaround
+			modified the driver sw on systems to check for jams and alert users
+			users awaiting jobs congregated around printer
+			usually at least one knew how to fix the jam
+			[Williams-RMS, 3]
+		Xerox Corporation donated a fast new prototype printer
+			jammed frequently
+			RMS thought to apply the same hack
+			searched for the Xerox printer driver, found no source code
+			[Williams-RMS, 2-4]
+		CMU computer scientist
+			RMS heard that a scientist at CMU had a copy of the source code
+			eventually he visited CMU and found the scientist
+			asked for a copy
+			scientist said he'd agreed not to share it, signed an NDA
+			RMS, stuned and angry, immediately and without a word walked out
+			[Williams-RMS, 6-8]
 
 
 Jargon-meaning
@@ -183,3 +204,4 @@ WP-Open-Letter
 DB-Gates
 	http://www.digibarn.com/collections/newsletters/homebrew/V2_01/
 	homebrew_V2_01_p2.jpg
+Williams-RMS