On 07/20/2010 05:01 AM, Marcel Rieux wrote: > > Seems I'll have to answer this one after all... > > What's a software patent is not a copyright on code? How this moves > the discussion forward? Buzz off! > It helps to have some basic understanding of the topic in question before engaging in a debate. You earlier talked about copyrighting a name which doesn't make sense as well. Software patents and copyright are actually quite different. I already provided a reference twice that explains the difference https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Software_Patents In brief, copyright applies to a specific implementation only. A patent on the other hand gives the patent owner a 20 year monopoly on disclosure of the invention. While you might consider particular "inventions" as a basic idea, it is not possible to ignore their presence. Red Hat Legal determines the particular course of action on a case by basis and ultimately since they bear the risks and you do not, you do not get to second guess that. Your choices are to find other sources to get the feature you want or use another distribution which might not be affected by the issue in question. No amount of arguing is going to change it. Rahul -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
