Re: [arch-general] ArchLinux in Open Invention Network

2019-09-27 Thread Jan Alexander Steffens via arch-general
On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 10:43 PM David C. Rankin < drankina...@suddenlinkmail.com> wrote: > > For open-source software, what possible benefit is there for distributions > like Archlinux to "sign up" to some represented patent non-aggression pact > pushed by some Virginia marketing group (atigro.co

Re: [arch-general] ArchLinux in Open Invention Network

2019-09-27 Thread Ralph Loizzo
It’s like asking a deity to join a prayer group On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 3:43 PM David C. Rankin < drankina...@suddenlinkmail.com> wrote: > On 09/27/2019 02:44 PM, Jackie Harper via arch-general wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Open Invention Network (OIN) is a patent non-aggression community that > supp

Re: [arch-general] ArchLinux in Open Invention Network

2019-09-27 Thread David C. Rankin
On 09/27/2019 02:44 PM, Jackie Harper via arch-general wrote: > Hello, > > Open Invention Network (OIN) is a patent non-aggression community that > supports freedom of action in Linux as a key element of open source software. > > I've seen that the OIN includes several different distributions (

[arch-general] ArchLinux in Open Invention Network

2019-09-27 Thread Jackie Harper via arch-general
Hello, Open Invention Network (OIN) is a patent non-aggression community that supports freedom of action in Linux as a key element of open source software. I've seen that the OIN includes several different distributions (Gentoo, Ubuntu derivatives etc). Would ArchLinux benefit from inclusion i