Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC.

2019-10-28 Thread Sam Hartman
Debian has pledged to donate $5,000.00 to the GNOME Foundation; see [1]. [1]: https://bits.debian.org/2019/10/debian-donates-support-gnome-patent-defense.html I asked on debian-private and there was a very strong consensus (no objections) in favor of this step. I chose to have the

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-10-22 Thread Neil McGovern
On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 02:29:38PM +0100, Neil McGovern wrote: > On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 12:25:53AM +0100, Andy Simpkins wrote: > > Where can I contribute to the war chest in order to help fund fighting this? > On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 09:03:37PM -0400, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: > > Aye aye! We

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-10-04 Thread Laura Arjona Reina
Hello all El 30/9/19 a las 15:29, Neil McGovern escribió: > Thanks Chris and all for the support that's been shown in this thread, > it really does mean a lot while we're going through this complex period. > > On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 12:25:53AM +0100, Andy Simpkins wrote: >> Having read the

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-09-30 Thread Neil McGovern
Thanks Chris and all for the support that's been shown in this thread, it really does mean a lot while we're going through this complex period. On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 12:25:53AM +0100, Andy Simpkins wrote: > Having read the 'claim' being made, I for one, can not see there being > a case to

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-09-29 Thread Samuel Henrique
Totally agree, and thanks for bringing that up! -- Samuel Henrique

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-09-29 Thread Adam Borowski
On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 09:34:48AM +, Holger Levsen wrote: > On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 05:04:47PM -0700, Don Armstrong wrote: > > I concur, especially as Debian also distributes shotwell. > > +1 And as someone who doesn't use shotwell, and has strong opinions against many things done by

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-09-29 Thread Holger Levsen
On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 05:04:47PM -0700, Don Armstrong wrote: > I concur, especially as Debian also distributes shotwell. +1 -- cheers, Holger ---

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-09-29 Thread Zlatan
+1 Absolutely in support against this cancerous troll organization. Z On September 28, 2019 11:04:03 PM GMT+02:00, Chris Lamb wrote: >Dear -project, > >For those not yet aware, Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC has filed a >lawsuit against the GNOME Foundation on the grounds that their

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-09-28 Thread Yao Wei
On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 09:04:03PM -, Chris Lamb wrote: > If we can leave the legal merits of this specific case or of software > patents in general for another time and venue, can I seek agreement > that the Debian Project would publically stand with the GNOME > Foundation against this attack

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-09-28 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
Aye aye! We should distribute a fundraising site more widely among Debian for anyone in our community who is willing to donate to the collective defense of our tools. paultag On Sat, Sep 28, 2019, 8:28 PM Norbert Preining wrote: > On Sat, 28 Sep 2019, Chris Lamb wrote: > > that the Debian

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-09-28 Thread Norbert Preining
On Sat, 28 Sep 2019, Chris Lamb wrote: > that the Debian Project would publically stand with the GNOME > Foundation against this attack on a cherished sister project of ours > and, by extension, on free software in general? Totally agreed, thanks a lot. I have invested lots of code into Shotwell

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-09-28 Thread Don Armstrong
On Sat, 28 Sep 2019, Chris Lamb wrote: > For those not yet aware, Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC has filed a > lawsuit against the GNOME Foundation on the grounds that their > "Shotwell" photo manager violates patent §9,936,086: > > >

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-09-28 Thread Andy Simpkins
Having read the 'claim' being made, I for one, can not see there being a case to answer, however my experience does not cover the American patant/legal systems. To me this looks like a classic case of patent tolling. Any and all instaces of which SHOULD be taken into court to be struck down

Re: Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-09-28 Thread Laura Arjona Reina
Hi El 28 de septiembre de 2019 23:04:03 CEST, Chris Lamb escribió: >Dear -project, > >For those not yet aware, Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC has filed a >lawsuit against the GNOME Foundation on the grounds that their >"Shotwell" photo manager violates patent §9,936,086: >

Standing behind GNOME Foundation against Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC?

2019-09-28 Thread Chris Lamb
Dear -project, For those not yet aware, Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC has filed a lawsuit against the GNOME Foundation on the grounds that their "Shotwell" photo manager violates patent §9,936,086: