Re: on forming a new Linux Distributionx

1998-05-08 Thread Raja R Harinath
"Rev. Joseph Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Apr 30, 1998 at 06:55:43PM -0400, Raul Miller wrote: > > > You think nobody is going to try and snatch it then? > > > > Er.. how do you snatch an expired patent? > > Reregistration? Prior art Since there is documentary evidence that the

Re: on forming a new Linux Distributionx

1998-05-02 Thread Jim Pick
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bruce Perens) writes: > From: Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For what it's worth, GIF support is doable with free software, just not > > compressed gifs. [gif supports a variety of compression mechanisms, > > including "none".] > > The patent expires in August. > >

Re: on forming a new Linux Distributionx

1998-05-01 Thread James A . Treacy
Raul Miller wrote: > On Thu, Apr 30, 1998 at 11:32:00AM -0700, Bruce Perens wrote: > > > The patent expires in August. > > Rev. Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You think nobody is going to try and snatch it then? > > Er.. how do you snatch an expired patent? > Patents have a finite

Re: on forming a new Linux Distributionx

1998-04-30 Thread Rev. Joseph Carter
On Thu, Apr 30, 1998 at 06:55:43PM -0400, Raul Miller wrote: > > You think nobody is going to try and snatch it then? > > Er.. how do you snatch an expired patent? Reregistration? pgpDXJWQhU0vz.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: on forming a new Linux Distributionx

1998-04-30 Thread Raul Miller
On Thu, Apr 30, 1998 at 11:32:00AM -0700, Bruce Perens wrote: > > The patent expires in August. Rev. Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You think nobody is going to try and snatch it then? Er.. how do you snatch an expired patent? -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: on forming a new Linux Distributionx

1998-04-30 Thread Rev. Joseph Carter
On Thu, Apr 30, 1998 at 11:32:00AM -0700, Bruce Perens wrote: > > For what it's worth, GIF support is doable with free software, just not > > compressed gifs. [gif supports a variety of compression mechanisms, > > including "none".] > > The patent expires in August. You think nobody is going to t

Re: on forming a new Linux Distributionx

1998-04-30 Thread Bruce Perens
From: Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For what it's worth, GIF support is doable with free software, just not > compressed gifs. [gif supports a variety of compression mechanisms, > including "none".] The patent expires in August. Bruce -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wi

Re: on forming a new Linux Distributionx

1998-04-30 Thread David Welton
Here's a random idea... It seems as if we already have several pretty good distributions that continue to improve. Maybe it's time to start looking at some of the next steps in Linux's future, things like Open Source.. Gnome.. coordination with the business world. You (Bruce) have already show

Re: on forming a new Linux Distributionx

1998-04-30 Thread Raul Miller
Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - all graphic packaages with GIF support For what it's worth, GIF support is doable with free software, just not compressed gifs. [gif supports a variety of compression mechanisms, including "none".] -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: on forming a new Linux Distributionx

1998-04-30 Thread Michael Meskes
Bruce Perens writes: > I think Debian's drifted too far from the mainstream of Linux > to continue to fulfill this purpose. A non-commercial I'm sorry, Bruce, but could you give us some details about this. Where has Debian drifted from the mainstream? > 4. Maintaining the Open Source