question about software patents (sandisk/sisvel)

Ciaran O'Riordan ciaran at fsfe.org
Wed Sep 6 18:07:58 UTC 2006


"Xavi Drudis Ferran" <xdrudis at tinet.cat> writes:
> > We didn't really "win", we just scared them off.  Now the software patents
> > problem is coming back in a different form this Winter:
> > http://fsfe.org/en/fellows/ciaran/ciaran_s_free_software_notes/the_future_of_the_patents_battle_and_the_july_12th_hearing
> >
> 
> I disagree. We won.

When I have to summarise what happened, I think it's important to avoid
letting anyone think that the battle has ended.

If we all understand what we won, and what that victory meant and didn't
mean, then I agree that we won.



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