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- From: Erik Josefsson <erikjosefsson@telia.com>
- To: patents@aful.org
- Subject: Re: [Patents] Re: IBM, Microsoft, BEA Snub W3C
- Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:27:13 +0200
On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 23:20:43 -0400
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
> Wrong answer IMHO
>
> The isuue is not that IBM applies for patents, or uses them
> wisely, defensively or agressively. The issue is that IBM supports
> the extension of patenting to software, thus enabling players to
> use them agressively (even if IBM does not).
>
> Yes, that's it exactly. Even if IBM holds back from crushing us with
> patents (which is not certain), we can hardly expect all patent
> holders to be so kind.
On a panel of LinuxTag Stuttgart 2001, someone asked IBM patent lawyer
Fritz Teufel something like "Would IBM sue a free software project?". I
dont have notes of the question (sorry) but the answer was "The
programmer is responsible. IBM would give a licence when there is public
interest behind it".
I guess IBM is defining what "public interest" is.
//Erik
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