Re: TrendMicro goes Douchebag

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Dude VanWinkle wrote:

> On Jan 30, 2008 2:14 PM, Paul Ferguson <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
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> > - -- "Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > > I didn't think it was an attack against open source software, but
> > > rather a patent on "virus scanning on ftp and smtp gateways"
> >
> > Why? It's a valid patent -- it was invented & implemented by our
> > (now CEO) Eva Chen.
>
> While that may be true, I still think it is a douchebag thing to enforce.
>
> If someone started charging all for "transmitting information over a
> physical medium" and I had to pay for talking, I would call a spade a
> spade and say "that sucks".
>
> It doesn't make it any different that I am friends with someone who
> works at the company in question.
>
> Do all AV companies pay Dr. Solly for "checking code for malicious activity"?

No, because I was too stupid to patent it.
 

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