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Re: Debian-based gadget: Nokia 770



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?

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