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jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond) writes:

JDA> The whiners scream because they can't have it their way all 
JDA> the time.

That's not why people are screaming.  Pay attention.

JDA> Where are the megabytes of screams regarding the lack of file 
JDA> format documentation for all the other commercial software 
JDA> on the market? I'll take PageMaker as an example. They keep 
JDA> their file format completely secret and will not provide any 
JDA> export support to third parties. 

Nobody is saying a single WORD about the fact that Kodak isn't documenting its
file format.  Nobody cares about that.

What the screaming is about (now, PAY ATTENTION HERE) is that Kodak has come
out and announced that it is their considered opinion that if anyone else
looks at the bits on the disk and figures out how to interpret them in order
that they make sense to humans, then _de facto_ that person has infringed on
Kodak's patents.

And this is bullpuckey.

JDA> Instead of wasting time in this forum, get Kodak's patents, 
JDA> read them, get a photo-CD and reverse engineer it. Then put 
JDA> your free software up on the net. I'd bet my money Kodak would 
JDA> at most send a disapproving note. They would realize that 
JDA> few people who would use freeware would be lost as customers. 
JDA> They would also realize that this stuff would enhance the 
JDA> sales and the presence in the market of Photo-CD. Won't happen, 
JDA> of course. People would rather engage in idle flaming

Or ignorant flaming, such as yours.  Here's a hint:  start brain before
engaging fingers on keyboard.

--Adam--
 
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