As someone who know Linus personally, I am offended by this.  He is a
good man, and a top engineer.  He knows Intellectual Property all too
well.  More FUD...go figure.

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lito A. Lampitoc
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 4:54 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [plug] Linus Torvalds slammed over software patent stance

John Collins, a partner at UK firm Marks and Clerk said: "Torvalds and
his supporters lack a fundamental understanding of intellectual property
rights as they seem to be unaware that copyright can only protect
software code and not software".

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19964

--
Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph)
Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph
Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph
.
To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug
.
Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to
http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie



--
Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph)
Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph
Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph
.
To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug
.
Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to
http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie

Reply via email to