Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 23:50:17 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Arun Sharma <adsharma@sharmas.dhs.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GPL only patents Message-ID: <4.3.1.2.20000515234828.04172cf0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20000515134015.A22174@sharmas.dhs.org>
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Yes, I'm aware of this. Note that the philosophy here is that it's OK if the FSF enjoys the monopoly conferred by patents, but not if a programmer uses it to ensure that he is able to make a livelihood. Another example of how, in Richard Stallman's "Humpty Dumpty" world, some are "more equal than others." --Brett At 02:40 PM 5/15/2000, Arun Sharma wrote: >http://www.advogato.com/article/89.html "When you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. But lawyers have other strategies, including buying a stronger whip, changing riders ... declaring that the horse is better, faster and cheaper dead, and, finally, harnessing several dead horses together for increased speed." Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, quoted in The Wall Street Journal To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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