Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: David James Spillett
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 00:00

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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.

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From: David James Spillett <DJSpillett@bigfoot.com>
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Date: 1998/09/28
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