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Article #74519Re: How to win the patent wars, not just fight them.
From: Scott Horne
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 1991 04:38
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 1991 04:38
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In article <1991Mar29.004332.5887@alphalpha.com> nazgul@alphalpha.com (Kee Hinckley) writes:
>In article <970037@gore.com> jacob@gore.com (Jacob Gore) writes:
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<<GPL is more than just permission to use, it is an invitation to cooperate.
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<No, it's a _mandate_ to cooperate.
Someone needs to buy a dictionary. The GPL is not a mandate. No one forces
you or anyone else to use software which falls under the GPL. You don't like
it? Don't use copylefted software. Need more be said?
--Scott
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,fd2f2fb66c97e70 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-04-08 22:17:00 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!fauern!ira.uka.de!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!samsung!think.com!yale!cs.yale.edu!horne-scott From: horne-scott@cs.yale.edu (Scott Horne) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: How to win the patent wars, not just fight them. Message-ID: <29927@cs.yale.edu> Date: 9 Apr 91 04:38:49 GMT References: <9103221819.AA18494@anywhere> <970037@gore.com> <1991Mar29.004332.5887@alphalpha.com> Sender: news@cs.yale.edu Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158 Lines: 18 Nntp-Posting-Host: jaguar.zoo.cs.yale.edu Originator: horne@jaguar.CS.Yale.Edu