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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

  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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