Re: intent to package BladeEnc
Chris Butler <chrisb@sandy.force9.co.uk> wrote:
>On Tue, Jun 29, 1999 at 10:11:49PM -0700, rcw@debian.org wrote:
>> Yeah, but it's still mirrored in .de.
>
>But does the patent restrict distribution? Or just use?
>
>If it only restricts use (which is what I thought patents did), then
>downloading it from a .de ftp site is fine, you just can't use the program
>in .de.
Distribution of a program that infringes on a patent doesn't constitute use
of that patent?
[No, I'm not a lawyer]
--
Robert Woodcock - rcw@debian.org
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