Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: Phil Hunt
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 00:00

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In article <4Akk9DAmnAE2EwmS@djspillett.demon.co.uk>
           DJSpillett@bigfoot.com "David James Spillett" writes:
> In article <906942283snz@vision25.demon.co.uk>, Phil Hunt
> <philh@vision25.demon.co.uk> writes
> >> While no-one can claim exlusive rights to an idea anyone can certainly
> >> claim rights baed upone the implementation of that idea, especially if
> >> they are the first to do so.
> >> 
> >> Several thousand years of trade are based upon that very principle.
> >
> >Eh? Are you saying IP laws go back several thousand years? I beg
> >to differ.
> 
> They don't - but the principals behind them [for better or worse!] do.

I don't agree. IMO the idea that one can own an idea probably
originated less than 1000 years ago.

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From: philh@vision25.demon.co.uk (Phil Hunt)
Subject: Re: KDE v. Gnome
Date: 1998/09/29
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