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Red Hat and software patentsRed Hat and software patentsPosted Jun 6, 2002 3:30 UTC (Thu) by tompoe (guest, #9)Parent article: Red Hat and software patents Hi: Open Source relies on prior art, public domain, two terms that defeat any patent action. Defeat any copyright action. Red Hat is a proprietary company, with a proprietary product, and needs to join the W3.org folks and their RAND nonsense support group. I think this is a good time to remind ourselves that the work of the Creative Commons Project at http://www.creativecommons.org/ is specifically designed to assist in "protecting" works within the Public Domain from our former institutionalized patent business practices. Had, or if, Red Hat given this matter two seconds of its time, it would have realized that simply contacting Creative Commons, and indicating their wishes, they would have received a very nice, legally binding "Deed" that would free them of future worries for perpetuity, for goodness' sake. Patents and copyrights belong to the world of proprietary solutions. The future lies with Creative Commons and their work to house a Repository for a world based on recognition, innovation, and creativity. There is no justification for patent applications in the Open Source movement. Thanks, Tom Poe Reno, NV http://www.studioforrecording.org/ http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/ http://renotahoe.pm.org/
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