> > While there is no doubt that software patent does stifle innovation, > Maximising innovation is not the goal of the GPL.
This is kind of ironic, since one of the arguments used by FSF to against software patent is it impede innovations. The goals of the FSF and the GPL do not have to be the same, but the ultimate goal of the FSF is freedom for everyone, not just a select few. Proprietary software has no use to free software base, patented or otherwise. Therefore. there is more the reason to make sure the patents are only available to free software development, licensed in terms that only hurt proprietary software development. Free softwrae is about freedom, even proprietary software makers should have the freedom to use our software; be it patented or not. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
