[A2k] Re: [Upd-discuss] SCOTUS Overrules Rigid US Appeals Court Approach to Patentability of Combinations of Existing Elements

[Michael Hart]

On Thu, 3 May 2007, Richard Stallman wrote:

>    I did not "criticize you for not mentioning the deep gulf between patent
>    law and copyright law,
>
> Here are the words you used:
>
>    While I agree with Mr. Stallman that the written word should not
>    be patented, it is probably for much deeper philosophical reasons
>    concering the very great difference between copyright and patent,
>    which Mr. Stallman did not mention.

My apologies, apparently I cannot agree with you and add something to
the conversation without you taking it as criticism.

I most sincerely did NOT mean the above as criticism, and even said a
mention earlier that I was trying to go easy on you.

Given how much and how hard you criticize others at large, I should
like to think that you would not find lesser responses than yours to
be something to which you, Mr. Stallman, should be so sensitive.

You put on this VERY tough exterior, and then want to pretend it is
out of place for others to reply to you even half as much in kind.

I am hesitating to use the obvious quotation here, but I will if you
cannot lighten up a little hre.


>    There are two kind of Richard Stallman techniques,
>    thosee that are obvious, and those that are only obvious to a few.
>
> You criticized my message for not mentioning the "very great
> difference".  I responded by acknowledging that great difference, and
> then you were very nasty.

I find it somewhat out of place that you think that someone using your
very own same words should be considered "nasty," without considering
that you are being equally nasty when YOU say the very same thing.

Another obvious quotations comes to mind, but I am trying hrd to keep
the level of this conversation at a higher level.


>
>    if you do not discontinue, everyone in your audience is
>    going to find it too obvious to ignore that you are being manipulative
>
> I think they will see I'm not being manipulative, since they see the
> facts for themselves.  But that's up to them, not you or me.

Then you won't mind at all if and when I point out your manipulations,
or that you find it "nasty" when people treat you the same way.

You would probably think it an insult if I told you that I hope you
get what you deserve, but it's not the case at all.

I hope _I_ get what I deserve, too.



Thank You!!!


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