You know, this is all very interesting, and I would love to sit down over a
beer and talk about these issues with you, but don't you think this is all a
bit off topic at this point?
Dennis
> From: "Patrick R. Wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 12:47:30 -0700
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [EUG-LUG:2471] Re: NuSphere vs MySQL GPL controversy
>
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 04:07:36PM -0700, Jacob Meuser wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 03:07:57PM -0700, Dennis J. Eberl wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't really care very much about this issue, but my opinion is that using
>>> "mySQL" as part or their domain name is deceptive
>>
>> Maybe I misunderstand capitalism, but isn't it "capitalising on
>> resources available to you, that other's don't have access to, or know
>> about"? If I'm correct, deception is a cornerstone of capitalism.
>>
>
> Not necessarily; notice Apple and M$ successfully capitalizing on what
> Xerox invented but failed to do anything with.
>
>> and ought to be considered
>>> a trademark violation.
>>
>> Trademarks are not "natural", in the sense that copyright is.
>>
>
> Erm, copyright was created ex nihilo in the Renaissance ; it is a social
> construct, rather than a natural right (at least to hear Jefferson tell it),
> and is rapidly outliving its usefulness.
>
> --
> "If my son wants to be a pimp when he grows up, that's fine with me. I
> hope he's a good one and enjoys it and doesn't get caught. I'll support
> him in this. But if he wants to be a network administrator, he's out of
> the house and not part of my family." Steve Wozniak, http://www.woz.org
>
>
