[linux-audio-user] Re: [linux-audio-dev] RME is no more

[Marek Peteraj]

On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 19:57, Mark Knecht wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:55:05 -0600, Jan Depner <eviltwin69 at cableone.net> wrote:
> > On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 09:17, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:03:40 +0100, Esben Stien <executiv at online.no> wrote:
> > > > Frank Barknecht <fbar at footils.org> writes:
> > > >
> > > > > So basically they want to protect their investment in getting
> > > > > knowledge of how to implement a powerful firewire interface from the
> > > > > eyes of other hardware manufacturers.
> > > >
> > > > A society where you put money higher than cooperating with other
> > > > people is not a good society, in my opinion.
> > >
> > > Socialism - it ain't pretty...
> > 
> > Really.  I was going to point out that that is exactly what Karl Marx
> > (or was that Groucho) said.  You can see how well that worked out.
> > 
> > Jan
> > 
> 
> Groucho was a genius. Not so sure about Karl.
> 
> Of course, I should have added that he has a right to his opinion, but
> so do I. I believe in patents, 

as long as they are true inventions and not software patents...

> intellectual property,

The question of authorship as a moral right has become redundant in US
copyright law. In the open source world, it has to some extent regained
its position. I believe in authorship as a #1 right. 

>  and the right of
> a corporation to deceptively market products to me in an attempt to
> get my money.

Agressive marketing does not always mean deceptive.

>  I do not believe companies owe me anything, whether I've
> given them money or not

If so, then yes. Typical customer-corporation relationship.

Marek