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Re: GPL's anti-patent stance misses the true opportunity
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Alfred M. Szmidt |
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Re: GPL's anti-patent stance misses the true opportunity |
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Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:51:35 -0400 |
> > While there is no doubt that software patent does stifle innovation,
> Maximising innovation is not the goal of the GPL.
This is kind of ironic, since one of the arguments used by FSF to
against software patent is it impede innovations.
The goals of the FSF and the GPL do not have to be the same, but the
ultimate goal of the FSF is freedom for everyone, not just a select
few.
Proprietary software has no use to free software base, patented or
otherwise. Therefore. there is more the reason to make sure the
patents are only available to free software development, licensed
in terms that only hurt proprietary software development.
Free softwrae is about freedom, even proprietary software makers
should have the freedom to use our software; be it patented or not.