Bug#341228: Severity rising

2005-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Steve Langasek wrote: First check all the patents is a ridiculous assertion. Debian's de facto policy has been to ignore patents that are not being enforced in the field, or which we have a reasonable belief are invalid and would be overturned in court. I'm talking specifically to *this*

Bug#341228: Severity rising

2005-12-16 Thread Daniel Baumann
Guerkan Senguen wrote: I have read them and I still disagree to you. Here is a short explaination, why I raised the severity again: * A patent applies even if you don't know of it. This means, one have to _first_ check all the patents, and _then_ upload/distribute a program. Otherwise, one can

Bug#341228: Severity rising

2005-12-16 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 10:05:11PM +0100, Daniel Baumann wrote: Guerkan Senguen wrote: I have read them and I still disagree to you. Here is a short explaination, why I raised the severity again: * A patent applies even if you don't know of it. This means, one have to _first_ check all the