Return-Path: Received: from sam.the-i.net ([206.136.176.251]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Mon, 8 Jan 2001 11:45:02 -0500 Received: from pavilion (ccd134.the-i.net [216.86.8.134]) by sam.the-i.net (Vircom SMTPRS 4.4.184) with SMTP id for ; Mon, 8 Jan 2001 10:53:53 -0600 Message-ID: <003b01c07994$606f4700$860856d8@pavilion> From: "J. N. Cameron" To: "Lancair List" Subject: Williams turbofan and publicly funded research Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 10:58:52 -0600 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> There's plenty of legal precedent that says that the results of publicly funded research belong to the public. What Williams appears to be doing with Eclipse seems to me to be a straightforward theft of (intellectual) property paid for by taxpayers' money. However, based on Eric Ahlstrom's very enlightening posting today, maybe we should just let them get away with it! Jim Cameron, ES builder >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>