Re: PostgreSQL and Patents: no position against ? - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Jean-Paul Argudo
Subject Re: PostgreSQL and Patents: no position against ?
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Msg-id 20050311093134.GA30406@maison.argudo.org
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL and Patents: no position against ?  (Christopher Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org>)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL and Patents: no position against
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> There _is_ a problem with doing so, organisationally, as that does
> make the organisation more or less political in nature.  And that
> can disqualify it from being treated as a charitable organisation.

Placing a projet as Open Source, IMHO, is already a political act.

It means you care about people, and sharing knowledge, etc: let's say is more or
less LEFT side politic.... It may means too you care about free commercial
relashionships, free open market, etc: let's say is more or less RIGHT side
politic...

IMHO, everything is political when you are involved in any organization of any
nature.

How PostgreSQL can tell on the main website
" The world's most advanced open source database "

... *and* not defending Open source from its major threat: patents?

This seems schyzophrenic to me.

Regards,

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Jean-Paul ARGUDO
www.PostgreSQLFr.org
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