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| From: | Matthew Flaschen |
| Subject: | Re: [gNewSense-users] FAT patents |
| Date: | Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:02:31 -0400 |
| User-agent: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.5 (X11/20070719) |
Brian Brazil wrote:oftware, and if we were to
heed them than we'd not have any software at all, as it is impossible to know if any given piece of software is covered by a patent or patents in some jurisdiction.
Agreed. However, I think the community should be wary of actively enforced patents. This is not because they're legitimate, but because legal violations could jeopardize free software development and distribution.
Matt Flaschen
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