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Article #75241Re: Please boycott Xircom
From: David J. Camp
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 1990 18:40
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 1990 18:40
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In Reply to this Note From: <Russ Nelson> > >In article <9010010014.AA22473@wubios.wustl.edu> david@WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU (David J. Camp) writes: > > > With all due respect to Russ, I do not feel that these conditions are > met in this case. A boycott is a very serious political move, and > should not be taken lightly. If anyone is to take boycotts seriously, > they should be reserved for proven and persistent violations. > >Proven? You can either believe me, or seek your own proof. Since today Oops, I did not mean to imply that they were not in violation. I was speaking about that larger problem, not just your case. As far as the persistence is concerned, I have since learned from reading your messages that they have *never* released the source. I was under the impression that they had been doing so, and had decided to stop. I think you should explain under what conditions you would stop the boycott. Usually this is done when the violation has ceased, i.e. they stop copying your product illegally. Is it also necessary that they release the source for versions already copied? Perhaps you can make a suit in small claims court to force them to release the source. I do not know if they have this in your state, but in Missouri the 'Small Claims Court' is lawyer-free with a small registration fee. It is limited to small claims, limited to about $500. -David- david@wubios.wustl.edu ^ Mr. David J. Camp david%wubios@wugate.wustl.edu < * > +1 314 382 0584 ...!uunet!wugate!wubios!david v "Be kind to sinners." "Concentration impedes Inspiration." --- "Depend on God, who has dominion."
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,4ee19de6d6fc42aa X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-10-02 21:01:43 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU!david From: david@WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU (David J. Camp) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Please boycott Xircom Message-ID: <9010021840.AA24838@wubios.wustl.edu> Date: 2 Oct 90 18:40:08 GMT References: <NELSON.90Oct1164335@image.clarkson.edu> Sender: karl@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Distribution: gnu Organization: GNUs Lines: 33 Posted: Tue Oct 2 19:40:08 1990