On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 03:07:58PM -0700, Josh wrote:
> I have studied the documentation, and the overlap is negligible.
So where do you see the opportunity for cooperation? Is your system
designed to protect freedom of speech? As I am sure you are aware
(having read our documentation), the goal of freenet is to protect free
speech on the Internet.
> My software patents are to deal with Microsoft, not to screw over the world.
Deal with them how? One of the points of Open Source is that it allows
everyone to benefit form your software, even people you don't like.
> The open source community has helped to create Microsoft, they take your
> work, and add it to their own. Clearly violating the GNU license. And they
> don't even respond in kind.
I am not aware of any evidence that Microsoft has taken GPL code and
redistributed it under a different license - can you point me to some?
> Screw 'em, I've learned my lesson, my design is new and unique, so I'm
> patenting it. So I can help enforce a global standard. Otherwise NFS and AFS
> will be enhanced with MY unique features, and I'll get jack shit out all the
> effort I've spent.
You seem confused, first you say that the point of these patents is to
help enforce a global standard, but then you imply that it is for
personal profit. Software patents have no place in an Open Source
project.
> I'm sorry that you wont call me Ian, e-mail only accomplishes so much.
I prefer email, I find it must better for discussing technical issues
than a phone call.
Ian.
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