[Patents] Re: [Patents] Re: [Patents] Re: brevets et logiciel libres

[Bernard Lang Bernard.Lang@inria.fr]

While I share your feelings, I do believe Hartmut's mesured approach
is the right way. They do want us to be irresponsible and angry. Let's
not give them that satisfaction.

Furthermore, lets be more responsible than they show themselves to be,
in believing that some lawyers are actually honest, and many actually
are (Greg A.  for one obvious case).

Gettoing each other will lead nowhere.
On the other hand, you can create trust by giving it.

cheers
  Bernard

On Sat, Sep 25, 1999 at 11:03:03PM +0200, Roberto Orsini wrote:
> Seems like PILCH Hartmut kinda wrote:
> 
> 
> > Il aurait fallu ajouter que votre article ne contient pas seulement des
> > prejuges.  Oui, vous ne connaissez pas le monde de logiciels libres, et ce
> > que vous dites de la LPF et de l'AFUL n'est pas loin de la calomnie.
> 
> The statement that free software can't create any work is simply a
> truckload of bulls**t. Even if free software didn't give birth to any
> business directly related to it (which it did), it surely helps creating
> work and economic benefit by cutting down starting fixed costs (not
> every small software house can afford to pay 6-7 or so OS licenses, not
> to mention other essential programs, such as compilers). I think you
> should insist on this point as well.
> 
> What I find chilling in their essay is that they don't speak against the
> free software with relation to the "patents are evil" argument, but
> against the free software in itself. I guess there are just too many
> people who can't conceive the existence of people willing to work not
> (only) for money, but for fun, fame, ethics or whatnot, so they try to
> convince others (or themselves?) that these people simply don't exist,
> or that they're part of some kind of cabal against the Good Principles
> of Capitalism.
> 
> It scares me.
> 
> > Mais, dans votre discours il y a la dedans des idees interessantes, qui
> > montrent que vous vous rendez compte d'une partie des danger du brevet
> > logiciel tel qu'il se presente actuellement.
> 
> Frankly, I don't think that you, or anyone else, could make patent
> attorneys change their mind about this issue, not even in the slightest.
> I mean, do you think they would want to turn down what would be such a
> big business for them?
> Try anyway, but don't expect much.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
>  Roberto                            mailto:foggy@flashnet.it
> 
> 
> 
> 
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