On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 05:59:16PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Wednesday May 25 2005 2:14 pm, martin f krafft wrote: > > also sprach Martin Dickopp <martin@zero-based.org> [2005.05.25.2300 > +0200]: > > > > Nokia *does* co-sponsor debconf5. > > > Sorry, it hadn't occured to me that it might be inappropriate to > > > criticise Nokia on this list. I'll shut up now. > > Well, their patent stance and sponsoring are unrelated, so I guess > > all I am asking is that things shouldn't be black and white. If > > Nokia supports software patents, that's a big minus from our point > > of view. But given that they sponsor debconf5, they are still > > pro-OpenSource, it seems. > Sounds like Nokia is a bit more confused, bi-curious if you will, when > it comes to freedom. Surely "buy-curious", because they're giving away some stuff, and hoping to still find a way to make people buy other stuff? -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Paul "TBBle" Hampson, MCSE 8th year CompSci/Asian Studies student, ANU The Boss, Bubblesworth Pty Ltd (ABN: 51 095 284 361) Paul.Hampson@Anu.edu.au "No survivors? Then where do the stories come from I wonder?" -- Capt. Jack Sparrow, "Pirates of the Caribbean" This email is licensed to the recipient for non-commercial use, duplication and distribution. -----------------------------------------------------------
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