rms@AI.MIT.EDU (07/01/90)
In addition to the invitation to join and membership form, which I included at the end of the previous message containing the news article about the Lotus lawsuit, the LPF also has a position paper, "Against User Interface Copyright", and a draft of another position paper, "Against Software Patents". If you are trying to persuade someone who thinks there might be some good in either of these forms of monopoly, the position papers may help. They are too long to post here, so please send me email if you want copies. Please re-post my first message about the lawsuit to local mailing lists and bboard systems, since we need to reach as many people as possible. If you'd like another copy, send me email.