# HG changeset patch
# User Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
# Date 1364834769 0
# Node ID fba00c98e6297bb9cbb7de1c7f453936e8c33dde
# Parent  123cc504e694e965511eb4d072b17e957a1bc30b
misc.

diff -r 123cc504e694 -r fba00c98e629 org/patents.org
--- a/org/patents.org	Mon Apr 01 16:43:48 2013 +0000
+++ b/org/patents.org	Mon Apr 01 16:46:09 2013 +0000
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@
   program will be covered by a patent, and it can become impossible to
   legally distribute that program as free software. This is why some
   GNU/Linux distributions don't come with an mp3 player. The mp3
-  algorithm is patented, and even if you write an open source mp3
-  player, you will have problems distributing that player because of
-  the mp3 patents.
+  algorithm is patented, and even if you write an free and open-source
+  mp3 player, you will have problems distributing that player because
+  of the mp3 patents.
 
 ** Patents are treated as property
   They can be sold, seized, etc. This is because the government wants
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
   of their patents via a pledge.
 
 * COMMENT Positive Patents
-  We can create patents that actively encourage openness by emulating
+  We can create patents that actively enable freedom by emulating
   the GPL. What it would take is a company that issues a more
   aggressive pledge about its patents; Something along the lines of:
   
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@
   amount of money but will instead ensure that the product will never
   see market, as is our right under patent law. 
 
-  The only exception is if the product is open (all code/methods of
-  construction is made publicly available under an open license), and
+  The only exception is if the product is free (all code/methods of
+  construction is made publicly available under a free license), and
   the entity makes this same pledge for any patents relating to the
   product."
 #+end_quote
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@
   amount of money but will instead ensure that the product will never
   see market, as is our right under patent law. 
 
-  The only exception is if the product is open (all code/methods of
-  construction is made publicly available under an open license), and
+  The only exception is if the product is free (all code/methods of
+  construction is made publicly available under a free license), and
   the entity makes this same pledge for any patents relating to the
   product. The entity can take the Google 'neutral patent pledge'
   instead of this pledge if they are a 'special exception'.
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@
   for them to contribute monetarily to this hypothetical company.
 
 
+* Source Listing
+#+html: <ul> <li> <a href="../org/patents.org">This org file</a> </li> </ul>
+  - [[http://hg.bortreb.com ][source-repository]]
+
 
 * COMMENT
  use proscriptive/freedom enabling/disabling?