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I don't really see removing software from the tree because it's made by |
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a company that uses software patents as a choice that improves the user |
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experience with Gentoo. It doesn't make Gentoo more useful for anyone. |
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Just as software thats not open source is in the tree, so should |
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software that is pushed by companies that some people may not support |
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also be kept in the tree. Not using software from companies that you do |
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not support is as always an end-user choice, if users demand and |
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implement a system to make that choice ( ACCEPT_LICENSE glep ), then |
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that is their perogative(sp?). |
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- -Ajec |
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twofourtysix wrote: |
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> I applaud all those people on the Planet who are posting |
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> anti-software-patent banners in their blogs. It's good to see yet |
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> another major software project taking a stance. |
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> Are these people prepared to back up their views by removing from the |
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> tree all those ebuilds for software made by companies who make heavy |
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> use of software patents? That would be far more effective, and may |
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> even encourage a few mainstream tech news sources to stop ignoring the |
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> issue. I can think of quite a few software-patent friendly companies |
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> who are currently gaining significant good PR from being 'supported' |
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> by Gentoo. |
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