Re: Cisco v FSF dismissed

2009-04-28 Thread dr_nikolaus_klepp
Alexander Terekhov wrote: John Hasler wrote: Alexander Terekhov writes: Why would Cisco *NOT* consent to the dismissal of a lawsuit against Cisco with prejudice? Why *WOULD* the plaintiffs consent to the dismissal of a lawsuit against Cisco with prejudice? Because the judge (at

Re: Rjack v. spammers

2009-04-18 Thread dr_nikolaus_klepp
Rjack wrote: 7 wrote: Rjack the stupid 1 wrote: Sincerely, Liar! Rjack :) More like Idiot! I agree! People should just kill-file that stupid old troll Rjack. Have a nice day 7! _ _ |R| |R|

Re: Tom Tom and Microsofts Linux patent lock-down ..

2009-04-11 Thread dr_nikolaus_klepp
Alexander Terekhov wrote: Rahul Dhesi wrote: [...] a summary with references in the Wikipedia. You can read the opinion at http://www.internetlibrary.com/pdf/Wallace-IBM-7th-Cir.pdf . Wikipedia side, here's the summary: 1. [FOSS contributors can't charge] Thus the GPL propagates from

Re: The GPL means what you want it to mean

2009-04-10 Thread dr_nikolaus_klepp
Alan Mackenzie wrote: In gnu.misc.discuss Rjack u...@example.net wrote: Sigh. Since the GPL has never been reviewed by a court with proper jurisdiction, you're going to look for a loong time. Since you obviously don't understand what an illegal term means in general contract

Re: GPL is like a cancer

2009-04-08 Thread dr_nikolaus_klepp
AZ Nomad wrote: On 7 Apr 2009 14:10:10 GMT, ray r...@zianet.com wrote: On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:56:08 -0400, Rjack wrote: As we were going over the scan results I noticed a very interesting trend. The GPL licensed software tends to assimilate quite a bit of BSD-style and public domain source

Re: The GPL means what you want it to mean

2009-04-08 Thread dr_nikolaus_klepp
amicus_curious wrote: dr_nikolaus_klepp dr.kl...@gmx.at wrote in message news:2b749$49dbc4aa$557d7df2$...@news.inode.at... chrisv wrote: rat wrote: Now that is more akin to the way that unsophisticates are lured into using the free GPL code and then are hammered for their birthright

Re: GPL is like a cancer

2009-04-07 Thread dr_nikolaus_klepp
Rjack wrote: As we were going over the scan results I noticed a very interesting trend. The GPL licensed software tends to assimilate quite a bit of BSD-style and public domain source code. By including that other source code it ends up spreading like a cancer.

Re: The GPL means what you want it to mean

2009-04-06 Thread dr_nikolaus_klepp
Rjack wrote: Thufir Hawat wrote: On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:07:03 -0400, Rjack wrote: Thufir Hawat wrote: On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:35:51 -0400, Rjack wrote: Free Software is highly restrictive software and isn't free at all. Permissive licensed open source code such as BSD licensed programs

Re: Microsoft and TomTom settle

2009-04-06 Thread dr_nikolaus_klepp
amicus_curious wrote: Sermo Malifer sermomali...@noemail.com wrote in message news:grcvqf$r5...@news.albasani.net... No, he's just observing you have no evidence to support your assertions. Of course I do. TomTom paid. They didn't pay just because they felt like paying, they paid

Re: Microsoft and TomTom settle

2009-04-01 Thread dr_nikolaus_klepp
Rjack the stupid wrote: Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. For this simple truth you definitly speak too much. Ooops, you write, that is not speak, so this proverb does not match Rjack. ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list

Re: Red Hat on patent FUD

2009-03-21 Thread dr_nikolaus_klepp
amicus_curious wrote: You are wrong. Patents are simply a means to protect the ideas of innovators from wanton copycatting by others. Those who can think of new things to do need to be rewarded or else we will be faced with a steep decline in technological progress. How many copies of

Re: IBM doesn't like the GPL

2009-03-19 Thread dr_nikolaus_klepp
Hyman Rosen wrote: Rjack wrote: It means source code nonexclusively licensed to the public without copyright scope of use restrictions. Which is why the FSF and the GPL reject the term. you forgot to add Idiot ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list