On Mon, Nov 20, 2006 at 19:08:22 -0500 (-0500), Andy Random wrote:
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> On Mon, 20 Nov 2006, Peter Brooks wrote:
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> > Has the lug ever set official policies before? I.E could we vote and say
> > that the lug as a whole is boycotting Novell?
>
> I don't see how, and personally I wouldn't want to try.
I agree with Andy - it's not our place to set a policy for members to
follow. Members can, however, try to influence other members - that's
fair game[1]
Personally, I think that patents are incredibly abused these days -
they are _supposed_ to benefit mankind, not to benefit companies by
blocking innovation and competition. If you feel similarly, the place
to go is:
http://www.ffii.org/
[1] At least as long as it's a discussion and not an argument - or
even contradiction as in a certain sketch ;-)
Adrian
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