I wrote: > Software patents are an unmitigated evil. However, attempting to fix a > patent problem with a copyright license is a serious error. Joe writes: > Agreed, but how else can one do it if congress is unwilling to make a new > law or repeal an existing one? "Something must be done. This is something. Therefor it must be done." Would you fix a flat tire by putting water in the gas tank because you lack an air pump? -- John Hasler