On Jan 30, 2008 2:14 PM, Paul Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > - -- "Dude VanWinkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I didn't think it was an attack against open source software, but > >rather a patent on "virus scanning on ftp and smtp gateways" > > Why? It's a valid patent -- it was invented & implemented by our > (now CEO) Eva Chen.
While that may be true, I still think it is a douchebag thing to enforce. If someone started charging all for "transmitting information over a physical medium" and I had to pay for talking, I would call a spade a spade and say "that sucks". It doesn't make it any different that I am friends with someone who works at the company in question. Do all AV companies pay Dr. Solly for "checking code for malicious activity"? > If you don't like the patent system, rail against that. Don't get me started ;-) -JP _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
