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Date:      Tue, 17 Feb 1998 18:08:40 -0600 (CST)
From:      Tony Kimball <alk@pobox.com>
To:        nate@mt.sri.com
Cc:        awd@fastparts.com, java@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Sunsoft swing classes
Message-ID:  <199802180008.SAA06847@compound.east.sun.com>
References:  <34E9EBD7.3DDB6BE8@value.net> <34E9EEFE.D24DAA09@plutotech.com> <199802172134.OAA29842@mt.sri.com> <34EA04D4.5608730A@plutotech.com> <199802172147.OAA29926@mt.sri.com> <34EA1805.558724CB@fastparts.com> <199802172342.QAA01016@mt.sri.com>

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Quoth Nate Williams on Tue, 17 February:
: > That's okay though. It sounds to me like it's time for someone to setup
: > a .org domain, then start shipping GPL'ed (can lawyers sue an
: > organization that doesn't make any money?) pluggable Look'n'Feel modules
: > that look -exactly- like Windows95, MacOS, NextStep(why not?), etc.
: 
: Not a smart idea.  Copyright/trademark law applies to people who don't
: make money the same as people who make money.  Note the recent 'Boggle'
: thread FreeBSD just went through.
: 

Oh it's a *very* good idea!  An LLC with no assets is the closest you
can get to being lawsuit-proof.  (The coders obviously incur no
liabilities, only the publisher.)


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