Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm undecided about these clauses. One argument against them seems to > be "don't mix patents and copyrights", but I havn't seen much of a case > for that--it seems to say "don't try to protect against patents via > copyright", but copyright is all we have available. [...]
My main argument for not mixing them is that most of these terms seem extend software patents into places which don't have them yet, but do have software copyright. That spread is the opposite of what some of us seek. I realise other places already have software patents and need some way to reduce their effect, but please stop tipping your rubbish into our back yard. If the two licences for copyright and patents don't interact, swpat-free residents can ignore one of them and I like giving people less legal work. -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only: see http://people.debian.org/~mjr/ Subscribed to this list. No need to Cc, thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]