My point was directed to people asserting that, asking why they don't bring their point to the consequences that even Linux should be at risk (which sounds absurd to me).
----- I think that the implementation of Linux OS,rather the versions of OS might get affected. Linux should and would always be open-source & free from the headaches. The problems would be when one of such implementations gets too useful and some corporates later on think of making money out of this..Yuck,that will suck.. Regards, jd On 8/20/10, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 8/20/10 04:20 , Quoll wrote: >> Fabrizio, >> >> IANAL, but I believe you are misunderstanding the rights that the >> GPL (version 2 or 3) provides on patents. > > I think I understand more or less correctly the rights that GPL > provides on patents: in fact I agree with your post. I'm only saying > that there is a number of posts and comments around that says that > GPLv2 doesn't protect enough from patents. My point was directed to > people asserting that, asking why they don't bring their point to the > consequences that even Linux should be at risk (which sounds absurd to > me). > > - -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici - www.tidalwave.it/people > [email protected] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkxuMgoACgkQeDweFqgUGxew1QCfVYWz8YYmR8jIjZ6ALuVbR430 > di8AoI/n2yf4mrCjlOjRZQ0C41xK4rQe > =fbbt > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
