On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:48 AM, Rahul Sundaram <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 08/22/2010 01:35 PM, K.C. Ramakrishna wrote: > >> Seems like if you want to do software business in united states, you > >> have to commit the sin. > > We are a free software consulting firm. I am a paying member of the FSF. > I subscribe to the patent related views of FSF. I also subscribe to the > 'pragmatic idealism' view point. > > Morality and Legality are very different. We need to operate within the > established laws. As the laws are bad, FSF and other organisations are > lobbying to change them. Until they are changed, we need to adopt a > practical approach within the boundaries of the law. > > > > Best thing is to patent it and then transfer ownership to FSF. > > The statement is like - "Give all nuclear weapon to Mahatma Gandhi instead of destroying them" :) > Before advocating this as a option, have you even talked to FSF first on > whether it is possible to transfer patents to them and whether they are > willing to accept? > > _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
