On Monday 27 June 2005 15:25, Juan Luis Frances wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On 6 July the European Parlament will vote about the software patents. If
> it is approved, do you believe that the bacula development can be affected?
Yes, it is possible that Bacula developement could be affected by patents, but
unlikely IMO. I don't see much in Bacula that is not prior art, and hence
there isn't much that could be attacked for a patent violation. Patents have
existed a long time in the US and so far, they have not created a lot of
problems for open source. That doesn't mean I am for patents or that they
won't create problems for Open Source or Bacula.
Most people/companies that attack for IP and Patents want money, and there
just isn't any to pull out of Bacula. Anyway, if someone has a legitimate
patent complaint, I suppose our ultimate defense is simply to remove the
offending code.
Thanks for thinking about Bacula ...
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