Re: [fab] final rough draft

[Greg DeKoenigsberg <gdk redhat com>]

You might also point out that we're big enough to take on subjects like 
this in meaningful ways that actually matter.

Red Hat is big enough to be a power of good in the IP fight.  That's 
important stuff.

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On Tue, 15 Aug 2006, Max Spevack wrote:

> I'll get that stuff in.
> 
> --Max
> 
> On Tue, 15 Aug 2006, Tom Callaway wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 21:40 +0530, Rahul wrote:
> >
> >>> In the past, Red Hat's counsel has been uncomfortable with enabling NTFS
> >>> support in the kernel due to the fact that the implementation is well
> >>> patented by Microsoft.
> >>
> >> We dont know it is "Well patented". All I heard is that there are
> >> potential patent issues and the potential is more than other random
> >> pieces of code but lets not state this as if its a fact and paint
> >> ourselves into a corner.
> >
> > Well, I _do_ know it is well patented. Who wants to become tainted by
> > reading the patents? :)
> >
> > However, it might be better to just say:
> >
> > "In the past, Red Hat's counsel has been uncomfortable with enabling
> > NTFS support in the kernel."
> >
> >> A link to OIN please. Might also throw in the point that OIN was the
> >> reason we decided to include Mono.
> >
> > Seconded.
> >
> > ~spot
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