Received: from sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.194] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-1.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from <mh.in.england@gmail.com>) id 1WmSUB-0005GQ-OF for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 19 May 2014 18:40:31 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.219.44 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.219.44; envelope-from=mh.in.england@gmail.com; helo=mail-oa0-f44.google.com; Received: from mail-oa0-f44.google.com ([209.85.219.44]) by sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1WmSUA-0002UT-Tm for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 19 May 2014 18:40:31 +0000 Received: by mail-oa0-f44.google.com with SMTP id o6so6705515oag.3 for <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net>; Mon, 19 May 2014 11:40:25 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.115.199 with SMTP id jq7mr5916682obb.70.1400524825485; Mon, 19 May 2014 11:40:25 -0700 (PDT) Sender: mh.in.england@gmail.com Received: by 10.76.71.162 with HTTP; Mon, 19 May 2014 11:40:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <c4d00173-a233-4f55-988a-ad2ba771d457@email.android.com> References: <BAY173-W1475F72C70BC089A82C20FCC300@phx.gbl> <5377892C.8080402@gmail.com> <CAAS2fgS-Ewj3T0-d=h7ET9dCz3+NPPYVOLDWd7T7oYY95x-sUA@mail.gmail.com> <CALDj+Bbsb6JiLabTBx21k02dDvnmZZDCXmJ2mnh7DngBon202w@mail.gmail.com> <5379FF38.4050909@certimix.com> <20140519144709.GA29574@netbook.cypherspace.org> <CANEZrP3sDh3Q9T0xFi7maNQR9Z6R7gQ6vT5kjchcMkD0hMHOdw@mail.gmail.com> <c4d00173-a233-4f55-988a-ad2ba771d457@email.android.com> Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 20:40:25 +0200 X-Google-Sender-Auth: bEiMrijoUpaX2hkEVmn98Spld9M Message-ID: <CANEZrP047f0=9Bt8qEc2MLeOBay4sQXAR9zpL1rKKzSsmk2oaA@mail.gmail.com> From: Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net> To: Peter Todd <pete@petertodd.org> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b678120b8e89104f9c5180f X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. 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X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: <bitcoin-development.lists.sourceforge.net> List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development>, <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-development> List-Post: <mailto:bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net> List-Help: <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development>, <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 18:40:31 -0000 --047d7b678120b8e89104f9c5180f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Meh. The world is much bigger than the USA. Secondly that rule makes it > difficult to educate people about why patents are as bad as they are. > You can easily find examples that are not relevant to Bitcoin if you want to discuss the patent system in general. > Feel free to continue censoring your own discussion within closed > corporate environments. But to say keeping patent discussion off mailing > lists is appropriate or wise when the tech news is full of such discussion > is silly. It is both appropriate and wise. Please keep discussion of Bitcoin-relevant patents elsewhere. --047d7b678120b8e89104f9c5180f Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blo= ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #c= cc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"">Meh. The world is much bigger th= an the USA. Secondly that rule makes it difficult to educate people about w= hy patents are as bad as they are.<br> </div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>You can easily find examples that ar= e not relevant to Bitcoin if you want to discuss the patent system in gener= al.</div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin= :0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div class=3D""></div> Feel free to continue censoring your own discussion within closed corporate= environments. But to say keeping patent discussion off mailing lists is ap= propriate or wise when the tech news is full of such discussion is silly.</= blockquote> <div><br></div><div>It is both appropriate and wise. Please keep discussion= of Bitcoin-relevant patents elsewhere.</div></div></div></div> --047d7b678120b8e89104f9c5180f--