Good point!
But I still have my question about how the addresses I've added to my "blacklist" can contribute to updating the spam filters database. ???? Is there a particular address to which I can send a copy? or does anybody know a way to configure SA to periodically send the recent additions to my blacklist to whoever maintains the SA database?
Mary
-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Jaspan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 3:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SAtalk] NAI did not buy SpamAssassin!
Everyone, please calm down!
The amount of confusion on this list is staggering. One very important
point that many people seem to be missing:
Network Associates did *not* buy SpamAssassin!
NAI bought Deersoft, Inc. Deersoft develops and sells some products, and
NAI now owns those. Deersoft's products incorporate SpamAssassin, probably
including some custom modifications to SpamAssassin. But Deersoft did not
own SpamAssassin, because it is open-source under the GPL or PAL. So NAI
doesn't own it, either.
This means that NAI has no ability to restrict anyone's use of the open
SpamAssassin code-base in any way. No cease-and-desist letters, no
licensing fees, nothing.
Deersoft did own the trademark on the name "SpamAssassin" (presumably,
Justin sold it to them at some point in the past). Now, NAI owns that
trademark. This means that NAI can control how that trademark is used in
certain commercial ways. So, they might try to force the open-source
project to stop using that name. If they do, they may or may not succeed
(for a variety of complicated legal reasons). But they've already said
they don't plan to use the name, and it doesn't make much business sense
for them to use it anyway. So I doubt they will care. But in the very
worst case, the project can simply rename itself. And I really doubt the
worst case will happen (or even can happen).
So, this buyout of Deersoft really changes very little. Deersoft was
already selling a commercial version of SpamAssassin. Spamnix sells one
too, and there are others as well. So now NAI is (and they could have even
without buying Deersoft, although maybe they didn't understand that). Any
company that is competing with NAI's spam blocking products was already
competing with several other SA-based products. Maybe NAI will be a more
formidable competitor, or maybe not. So what has really changed?
I congratulate Justin et al for their efforts and for their succe$$. I
hope they made a boatload of money in this deal. They deserve it.
Barry
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