NODE df291005Comic relief from patents
rms@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Richard Stallman)Wed, 28 Sep 94 15:35:30 PDT
Lots of patents are so absurd they would be funny, if they weren't so
dangerous. Being sued for patent infringement isn't funny.
If you think there may be a problem with the system of software
patents, I hope you will read the League for Programming Freedom
position papers. You can find them on ftp.uu.net in /doc/lpf. The
principal position papers are look-and-feel.text and patents.text.
If you decide you agree with the LPF position, please join. Joining
is easy and doesn't take much of your time. You can find a membership
form in the file lpf.join.