Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2021 11:19:58 -0400
On 8/4/21 6:27 PM, Phil Bouchard via Std-Proposals wrote:
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> On 8/4/21 5:03 PM, Emile Cormier wrote:
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>> I fear software patent trolls more than I do corporations extending
>> standards in order to lock-in their customers. At least with the
>> latter, I can still choose to adopt the original standard (e.g. POSIX
>> vs Win32 API). I fear software patents will end up creating a
>> minefield where only big corporations with an army of lawyers can play.
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> My goal is to contribute and to give back.
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I'll read more about the GPL licenses and patents, I'm pretty sure both
can coexist.
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> On 8/4/21 5:03 PM, Emile Cormier wrote:
>>
>> I fear software patent trolls more than I do corporations extending
>> standards in order to lock-in their customers. At least with the
>> latter, I can still choose to adopt the original standard (e.g. POSIX
>> vs Win32 API). I fear software patents will end up creating a
>> minefield where only big corporations with an army of lawyers can play.
>
> My goal is to contribute and to give back.
>
I'll read more about the GPL licenses and patents, I'm pretty sure both
can coexist.
-- *Phil Bouchard* Founder & CTO C.: (819) 328-4743 Fornux Logo <http://www.fornux.com>
Received on 2021-08-06 10:20:09