RonB stated in post [email protected] on 3/21/09 12:05 PM:
> On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:38:19 -0500, Roy Schestowitz > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> ____/ Doug Mentohl on Tuesday 17 March 2009 18:49 : \____ >> >>> 'the purpose of this portfolio is defensive .. because of the threats of >>> companies that are hostile to FOSS and that have amassed large >>> stockpiles of overbroad patents' >>> >>> 'Although there have been some recent questions about one of our patent >>> applications relating to the AMQP specification, they appear to >>> originate in an attempt to spread FUD. There¹s no reasonable, objective >>> basis for controversy' >>> >>> http://www.press.redhat.com/2009/03/17/discouraging-software-patent-lawsuits>>> / >> >> It's not really FUD. >> >> The former head of the FFII is sure to publicise information which >> suggests that Red Hat is not or was not serious about ending software >> patents. People should not let them off the hook so easily. > > So... are you against any commercial sales of Linux? Red Hat has stated > (over and over) that their patents are for defensive purposes. The company > depends on open source development to survive. Do you think that, at some > point, they'll say "Okay, we can take it from here, no more open > development... it's all ours now" Have they done ANYTHING to indicate that > this is the direction they will be going in the future? > > Some people seem to be willing to cut off their noses to spite their face. > I just don't get it. Well, you do it when I talk about bettering the choices on desktop Linux and you argue against me just to appear "cool" to your COLA buddies. You are not really as anti-choice as you claim, are you? -- [INSERT .SIG HERE] _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
