On Tuesday 13 August 2002 10:51, Rob Landley wrote:
> On Sunday 11 August 2002 07:44 pm, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> So you would object to microsoft granting rights to its patents saying "you
> can use this patent in software that runs on windows, but use it on any other
> platform and we'll sue you", but you don't mind going the other way?
You missed the point. I was talking about using copyright against patents,
and specifically in the case where patents are held by people who also want
to use the copyrighted code. The intention is to help keep our friends
honest.
Dealing with Microsoft, or anyone else whose only motivation is to obstruct,
is an entirely separate issue.
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