From: jmerkey <jmerkey@utah-nac.org>
To: "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>
Cc: Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@firmix.at>,
gene.heskett@verizon.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Fwd: United States Patent: 6,862,609]
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 09:49:36 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <42274020.6030308@utah-nac.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <42273535.9030505@osdl.org>
>> You guys keep saying, "stop the patents" but this is insanity. It's
>> like all these big companies
>> used patents like swords and are hemming linux in, and Linux stands
>> naked and defenseless.
>> You guys need to get your own swords and fight -- start filing
>> patents -- go to this new law
>> center "Southern Poverty Law Center" they setup I read about and get
>> these folks to start
>> filing patents on Linux code (before you disclose it that is) and
>> protect yourselves. Then
>> you have ammo to negotiate cross patent agreements with MS and these
>> other companies to create a balance of power.
>
>
> Morris Dees helps Linux? That's good news. I like the SPLC.
>
> But I would consider checking with the (new) Software Freedom
> Law Center too: http://www.softwarefreedom.org/
>
That's what I meant anyway. :-)
Jeff
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-03-03 16:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-03-03 2:36 [Fwd: United States Patent: 6,862,609] Jeff V. Merkey
2005-03-03 3:27 ` Gene Heskett
2005-03-03 4:28 ` Jeff V. Merkey
2005-03-03 6:21 ` Gene Heskett
2005-03-03 10:03 ` Måns Rullgård
2005-03-03 10:31 ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2005-03-03 11:22 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-03-03 15:42 ` Jeff V. Merkey
2005-03-04 19:46 ` Tom Vier
2005-03-03 10:26 ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2005-03-03 15:48 ` Jeff V. Merkey
2005-03-03 16:03 ` Randy.Dunlap
2005-03-03 16:49 ` jmerkey [this message]
2005-03-03 17:39 ` James Simmons
2005-03-03 17:55 ` jmerkey
2005-03-03 20:11 ` Trever L. Adams
2005-03-03 20:31 ` Jeff V. Merkey
2005-03-04 11:05 ` Bernd Petrovitsch
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