Re: [pgsql-www] Software Patents

From: Thomas Hallgren <thhal(at)mailblocks(dot)com>
To: Christopher Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org>, "pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [pgsql-www] Software Patents
Date: 2005-04-23 08:23:48
Message-ID: thhal-0l55FA8vTySck/VvqSxSBR3paCn62o/@mailblocks.com
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Christopher Browne wrote:
>>I also strongly feel that the PostgreSQL community should express
>>their opinion freely. Speculations on what opinions a sponsor might or
>>might not have should really have no significance at all.
>
>
> This furthermore points to the "right answer" on this being that
> individuals that want to express their displeasure about certain
> political matters ought to simply do so.
>
> Expecting the PostgreSQL project to "have an opinion" when it's not an
> individual is a bit silly.
>
What I meant was that we as a group must be able to agree on public
statements without involving ourselves in speculations concerning
sponsor opinions.

Silly me. I thought that was plain obvious in this context.

Regards,
Thomas Hallgren

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