Re: Responsibility, Copyright and New World Order

On 24 Aug 1999, Karsten M. Self <kmself[_at_]ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> RedHat's own IPO comments identify its primary assetts as goodwill
> and existing service contracts, not the traditional concept of
> intellectual property as such in software.
>
> I expect Mr. Henderson will have difficulty wrapping his mind around
> these concepts.

Not really. What you are saying is that Red Hat's major assets disappear every night at quitting time. The merest employee/employer gripe can send it scattering to the four winds in the worst case scenario. Employees have minds of their own, you know. So do customers. Service contracts are only as good as the latest service.

The Red Hat name comes, I guess, from the railroad station porter uniform of yesteryear. This certainly does not encourage me to invest my money.

I would rather have a copyright that survives.

Albert Henderson
Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY
<70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Wed Aug 25 1999 - 20:56:24 GMT