On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:16:37 -0400
"Timothy Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > This way rip off companies would have a much harder life.
> > Apropos certificate, a "OGA vX.Y compatible" certificate
> > for sold devices would be also a good thing. Then anyone
> > could modify, build and sell derivatives, but the customer
> > would still have some sort of guarantee that the device
> > would work as he expects it. (yes, rejecting this
> > certificate to rip off companies, would also gain us
> > some security)
>
> Also, there's the issue of patents. I think some patents could
> protect our IP from ripoffs (although it doesn't deal with the legit
> GPL case). It could also be a good source of revenue for Traversal
> (when dealing with non-Free Software entities).
Please, don't open Pandoras box! I haven't seen sofar one
case where patents have worked together with OSS/OH other then
giving away all rights to everyone. Anything else just asks
for trouble.
Attila Kinali
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