From tim@timj.co.uk  Mon Jun 25 17:33:12 2001
From: tim@timj.co.uk (Tim Jackson)
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 17:33:12 +0100
Subject: [Patents] Greg upset about "peace, love, linux"
In-Reply-To: <200106251615.MAA06923@world.std.com>
References: <200106251615.MAA06923@world.std.com>
Message-ID: <20010625173312.76761905.tim@timj.co.uk>

Hi Gregory, on Mon, 25 Jun 2001 12:15:45 -0400 (EDT) you wrote:

> And whatever butthead is forwarding my copyrighted PATNEWS to Hartmut,
> which to put people on notice, I consider a violation of my copyright
> (not that copyright is respected anymore on this list than patent),
> track down a copy of the Business Week article and send it to Hartmut.

Just out of curiosity, why are you so protective about whatever this
PATNEWS thing is?  Why do you keep it only to a limited circle of
people?  Are you afraid of criticism?  Surely if you have something
worthwhile to say, there would be no harm in making it publically
available, and it would help enlighten people to your cause as well as
ensuring your opinions reach a wider audience?

(Having never read your PATNEWS, other than what was posted here, I speak
only out of genuine interest as to what the contents might be)


As it happens, referring specifically to the extract posted here, I think
it is possible to criticise IBM for any patent abuses that they might
perpetrate, whilst welcoming any move to embrace open source and its
associated philosophies (including free and open technology, encouraging
innovation). And as I understand it, Hartmut's reference to guns was not
his own analogy, but was quoted from someone at IBM when asked about the
issue of software patenting and IBM's stance on it.


