On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 18:49, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: > The patent non-policy should not be used as a precedent. It's there > until the software patent issue goes away in one direction or another > -- the current situation is not tenable for the years to come. It's > not something anybody should be proud of or enjoy doing, but it's the > only way to have *any* software right now.
Sigh. Yes. But the difference between the two makes no practical difference whatsoever to our users at present, so what's the point? -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED]