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1 total messages Started by Richard Stallman Tue, 11 Dec 1990 20:10

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Author: Richard Stallman
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 1990 20:10

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Yesterday I sent a message to help-g++ stating the FSF position on
software patents, including how we expect them to affect the GNU
project.

Now it seems that people are starting to argue against the FSF
position.  This list is not the right place for that.  If people
want to have a discussion of the issue, they should use
gnu-misc-discuss@prep.ai.mit.edu.  (I should have said this for the
discussion of the Apple boycott also, but I didn't remember until too
late.)

Andrew Koenig's message contains some accurate information and some
views that partly agree and partly disagree.  Rather than continue an
argument here, I urge anyone interested in the issue to ask
league@prep.ai.mit.edu for information on the League for Programming
Freedom position and the arguments behind it.

If and when I get more information about the patent on include files,
I will inform people.

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