http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/31/they-keep-talking-about-building-bridges-but-forget-that-toll-booths-are-optional/ Ramblings on law school in New York, free software, and the spaces in between. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:01:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/31/they-keep-talking-about-building-bridges-but-forget-that-toll-booths-are-optional/#comment-24210 Open Sources | InfoWorld | Social (open source) production...and lawyers | June 1, 2007 08:57 AM | By Matt Asay Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:38:51 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/31/they-keep-talking-about-building-bridges-but-forget-that-toll-booths-are-optional/#comment-24210 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] I think Luis is right. We need lawyers. We don't need them to go around erecting toll booths on the interoperability bridge, but we need them to help us think of how to look stodgy and dull while being cool and cutting [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] I think Luis is right. We need lawyers. We don’t need them to go around erecting toll booths on the interoperability bridge, but we need them to help us think of how to look stodgy and dull while being cool and cutting [...]

]]> http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/31/they-keep-talking-about-building-bridges-but-forget-that-toll-booths-are-optional/#comment-21978 Mike Dolan Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:16:32 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/31/they-keep-talking-about-building-bridges-but-forget-that-toll-booths-are-optional/#comment-21978 In other news, the Wine project changed its name to Bridge project ;-) In other news, the Wine project changed its name to Bridge project ;-)

]]> http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/31/they-keep-talking-about-building-bridges-but-forget-that-toll-booths-are-optional/#comment-22082 TLF: Tech Policy Weekly Podcast Archives Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/31/they-keep-talking-about-building-bridges-but-forget-that-toll-booths-are-optional/#comment-22082 <!--%kramer-pre%-->is trying to build bridges wherever possible between the commercial and open-source software industries, some seem intent on tearing down those bridges. We are in the bridge building business, not in the bridge burning business." This is, as Luis points out, complete and utter nonsense: Or, you know, you could agree not to assert the IP against your customers, open source, or standards-based projects, and actually benefit your customers like you claim to want to. Wouldn’t that be a wild idea. I think<!--%kramer-post%--> is trying to build bridges wherever possible between the commercial and open-source software industries, some seem intent on tearing down those bridges. We are in the bridge building business, not in the bridge burning business.” This is, as Luis points out, complete and utter nonsense: Or, you know, you could agree not to assert the IP against your customers, open source, or standards-based projects, and actually benefit your customers like you claim to want to. Wouldn’t that be a wild idea. I think

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