Re: [GNU-linux-libre] [Fwd] (is this a scam?) Open Invention Network

[Matias A. Fonzo]

Hello Brett,

> On Tue, 2010-07-06 at 11:24 +0200, jaromil wrote:
>> do you know about them? from the perspective of a country crippled by
>> software patents enforcement, do you think this is a good initiative?
>> are the testimonials (among them Eben Moglen) for real?
>
> OIN has contacted several distributions about joining their program.  We
> don't have any inherent problem with what they're doing, but we do think
> some of the specifics of the agreement aren't as friendly to free
> software distributors like you all here as it ideally should be.  RMS
> has talked to their chief executive Keith Bergelt about making some
> changes accordingly, and we think that distributors like you all here
> should not enter the agreement until those changes are made.
>

I have a question:

What is "some of the specifics of the agreement aren't as friendly to free
software distributors". I mean, specifically, which parts of the agreement
aren't friendly to the free software distributors?.

Thank in advance,
Matias