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Friday, 31st of March 2023, 17:45:43 UTC
18:36:28
wasamasa
jcowan: so it's that secret, I see
18:41:04
jcowan
I'll say this much: we know who holds the rights, and he isn't interested in open-sourcing them, and he's sick of being contacted about it.
18:41:32
jcowan
The best hope IMO is to wait for them to be inherited.
18:52:29
wasamasa
I thought it would be something like "I signed a NDA with this company and we'll discuss the rest in secret"
18:52:38
wasamasa
but apparently even knowing who you signed it with is secret, so sigh
18:52:42
wasamasa
I have no big hopes then
19:15:05
jcowan
No, that's not a secret as such, it just has no name: it's the group of people who are interested in open-sourcing Symbolics
19:17:35
jcowan
I'm happy to give anyone who wants contact info for the group the email address of the chair. Tell him John Cowan sent you.
20:11:24
ober
gofundme to convince the owner?
22:44:45
jcowan
ober: It's a thought. The question would be, how much do we offer him?
22:45:22
jcowan
(What do you get when you cross Don Corleone with Wittgenstein? Someone who makes you an offer you can't understand.)
23:56:48
Lord_of_Life_
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