| From: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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| To: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, Dawid Kuroczko <qnex42(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Software Patents |
| Date: | 2005-04-22 16:59:08 |
| Message-ID: | 20050422135744.M1315@ganymede.hub.org |
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On Fri, 22 Apr 2005, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Well I have no such concern. Software patents are stupid. There only
> purpose is to generate protective revenue for corporations against the
> inspiring minds of others.
Myself, I believe that software patents can be useful if the patent in
question is properly/strictly defined ... the big thing, for me, is that
there have been *alot* being approved that are *way* too generic, and that
is something that needs/should be fixed ...
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