Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 4 Jan 2003 18:35:53 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 4 Jan 2003 18:35:53 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]:34949 "EHLO fencepost.gnu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 4 Jan 2003 18:35:52 -0500 From: Richard Stallman To: riel@conectiva.com.br CC: lm@bitmover.com, mark@mark.mielke.cc, billh@gnuppy.monkey.org, paul@clubi.ie, Hell.Surfers@cwctv.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-reply-to: (message from Rik van Riel on Fri, 3 Jan 2003 20:17:52 -0200 (BRST)) Subject: Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? Reply-to: rms@gnu.org References: <20030102013736.GA2708@gnuppy.monkey.org> <20030102055859.GA3991@gnuppy.monkey.org> <20030102061430.GA23276@mark.mielke.cc> <20030103040612.GA10651@work.bitmover.com>

Message-Id: Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 18:44:25 -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 897 Lines: 20 How about expanding the acronym IP to mean "intellectual patrimony" ? The term "intellectual patrimony" might be a good one for some purposes, but if you want people to know you are using it, I suggest you spell it out in full every time. At present, when people see the abbreviation "IP", they will think "intellectual property". However, it is usually best to talk about "copyright", or about "patents", or about "trademarks", and avoid generalizations that would tend to blur the boundaries. The widespread use of "intellectual property" leads people to suppose these laws (and the issues they raise) are mostly similar, but they are not. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/