This one time, at band camp, Ben Finney said: > Marco d'Itri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Still, the DFSG does not addrss patents. This means that there is no > > point in arguing that patent restrictions violate thit. > > The DFSG doesn't talk about any particular branch of law. It talks > about "the rights attached to the program" and other such phrases. To > the extent that those rights are granted or restricted by holders of > patents, the DFSG addresses patents.
The DFSG is concerned with the rights that the copyright holder extends to us, and by extension, people using software in Debian. This does not, and can not, cover local patent laws. Are you arguing that you would like Debian to remove every piece of software that might potentially be covered by a patent in any jurisdiction Debian distributes software to? If so, please let me know what packages are acceptable for distribution. My bet is that they are countable in single digits. I leave it to you to research this, since it apparently interests you. If not, what are you arguing? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''`. Stephen Gran | | : :' : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | `. `' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | -----------------------------------------------------------------
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