Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3752 mails)

[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Randall R Schulz wrote:
> On Monday 08 October 2007 08:16, Stefan Hundhammer wrote:
>   
> > On Monday 08 October 2007 16:53, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> >     
> > > What I dislike is that I need to reconfigure a source rpm in order
> > > to make is work, instead of getting it out of the box, ready for
> > > work, ready to be enabled and ready to be disabled.
> > >       
> > Well, I am sure you read the disclaimer at
> >
> >     http://opensuse-community.org/SubpixelHinting
> >     
>
> Why so wimpy?
>
> It says "... might infringe ..."
>
> Until and unless the legal question is raised and settled in some 
> plaintiff's favor, there's very little real risk to anybody. The worst 
> that could happen is a cease-and-desist request. That would be the 
> first step in any legal challenge. Then Novell could decide how to 
> respond. But to roll over because someone is vaguely apprehensive about 
> a software patent is absurd.
>   
Amen.

Cheers.


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