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Re: LCC and blobs



Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
> Glenn Maynard wrote:
>> It'd be useful to have a real-life example of a server that
>> needs to be sent proprietary data for a "legitimate" reason (in the
>> sense that a device needing to be sent firmware is "legitimate").
> 
> Habeas SWE.
> 
> I believe SpamAssassin implements the server side (through hashes to
> avoid actually having a copy of the SWE in it).

Very good example.  However, despite their laudable goal of aiding in
spam detection, I think that since their trademark serves a _functional_
purpose, it can no more be trademarked than the names of functions in an
API.

- Josh Triplett

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