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Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 11:44:37 -0700
From: "Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com>
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To: Jan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@lug-owl.de>
Cc: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@aitel.hist.no>, rms@gnu.org,
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Subject: Re: GNU/Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario
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Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote:

>On Sat, 2005-12-10 17:43:20 +0100, Helge Hafting <helgehaf@aitel.hist.no> wrote:
>  
>
>>>GPL "religion"
>>>have evolved, with the leaders living in orgnaizations that subsist from 
>>>handouts and
>>>donations.   This movement has spawned a global attitude that has no 
>>>respect
>>>for IP rights, and it's extended itself to no respect for human rights, 
>>>or any other rights
>>>of the indivdual.    That's the legacy this has left and the ultimate 
>>>conclusion.
>>>      
>>>
>>Less respect for IP rights - possibly.  Perhaps that's a good thing though,
>>some of us thinks such rights are a bit overrated.
>>    
>>
>
>_Less_ respect? I'm sorry, no. Once I started working on free
>software, I really started having raising respect for what you call
>Intellectual Property. ...and also recognizing some special words:
>
>"patented" --	product will be extraordinary expensive and probably not
>		any longer actively developed (like it would be if
>		there was real competition).
>"special" --	product will use parts and materials that are hard to
>		obtain, hard to repair and probably expensive, too.
>
>"Intellectual Property" means to not do the very best for the
>customers, but for the company. So if somebody fights for their IP to
>be kept secret, that's just as good as writing "I'm selfish and only
>want to get your money."
>
>Thanks.
>
>I try to share my IP to teaching people using free software, but also
>doing some limited hardware soldering etc. Lots of fun, won't create
>secret IP and will actually educate people to be creative instead of
>consuming television...
>
>MfG, JBG
>
>  
>
Two responses from people who live in socialist countries.  Sure you 
agree, it's just status quo from your perspectives.

Jeff
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