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1. Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2012 21:09:10 EDT Evan Prodromou

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   I don't have a problem with it. But from the outside, it looks like enforcing GPL is the same as pursuing a software patent.
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2012 21:09:53 EDT Evan Prodromou

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     If you and I were sitting at a table and you rolled a pair of dice and then I laid down a couple of playing cards, people might think...
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2012 21:10:05 EDT Evan Prodromou

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     ...we were playing the same game.
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2012 21:11:09 EDT Evan Prodromou

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     But even though in the business world people think of copyright and patents as part of a big thing called "IP"...
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2012 21:11:40 EDT Evan Prodromou

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     ...in the Free Software world many of us think that they're different.
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2012 21:13:34 EDT Evan Prodromou

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     I just don't think it's helpful for GPL enforcement in general if it's seen as a sneaky trick to retaliate against a patent troll.