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  Re: US Patent System, now with 20% less stupidity  
From: Neeum Zawan
Date: 13 Jul 2009 00:53:41
Message: <4a5abdd5@news.povray.org>
On 07/12/09 22:23, Darren New wrote:
> You might be using "reward" in a looser sense, simply meaning "pay" or
> "reimburse" or "benefit" or something.

	I meant it as in benefit. Kind of forgot that reward was not that 
flexible a word.

>> Unless you're talking about free software...
>
> I'm not sure that free software within the discussion of modified
> copyrights makes sense. If it's already free, why prevent copying?

	Stuff like the GPL. To put conditions on its usage.


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