Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 17:16:58 -0500 From: David Kelly <dkelly@HiWAAY.net> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Software patents and FreeBSD Message-ID: <640EF749-FF8A-4AC9-8546-469ECB523288@HiWAAY.net> In-Reply-To: <200507101430.10195.bryan.maynard@reallm.com> References: <9A4DB033-3EF6-498F-8DF7-FD402C8E5D9C@tamu.edu> <200507091303.13823.bryan.maynard@reallm.com> <2BDDEF4D-C4F2-465F-B8C5-9841383466FB@HiWAAY.net> <200507101430.10195.bryan.maynard@reallm.com>
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On Jul 10, 2005, at 9:30 AM, Bryan Maynard wrote: > There are two key factors you are failing to take into consideration: > > 1) The recent populatiry of Open Source software > 2) The need for corporations to make money Trimmed to a nutshell, you simply want free access and use of intellectual property. > So far neither of us have answered the inital question: "How would > software > patents effect an Open Source project like FreeBSD?" FreeBSD is already operating in a world of software patents. Your wording begs the question in suggesting software patents do not exist yet. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.
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