- From: Dave Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:33:50 +0300
At 22:18 -0700 25/06/07, Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote: > >I believe he means "free" as in "freedom" or "liberty". > >And not "free" as in "free of charge" or "gratis".... as you are >using the word. > >The words look and are spelled the same but they have very very >different meanings. > >Anything that is patent encumbered is NOT free as in "freedom" or >"liberty". I think that depends on what the owner of the patent desires; that can vary from non-enforcement, through a broad no-cost grant, to revenue-bearing but non-discriminatory, through to unwillingness to license. -- David Singer Apple/QuickTime
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