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 ) 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 ; 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: References: <5377892C.8080402@gmail.com> <5379FF38.4050909@certimix.com> <20140519144709.GA29574@netbook.cypherspace.org> Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 20:40:25 +0200 X-Google-Sender-Auth: bEiMrijoUpaX2hkEVmn98Spld9M Message-ID: From: Mike Hearn To: Peter Todd Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b678120b8e89104f9c5180f X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (mh.in.england[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 1.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1WmSUA-0002UT-Tm Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] patents... X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-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
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.

You can easily find examples that ar= e not relevant to Bitcoin if you want to discuss the patent system in gener= al.
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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.

It is both appropriate and wise. Please keep discussion= of Bitcoin-relevant patents elsewhere.
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