Patents and Linux

[Chadley Wilson]

On Mon, 2004-05-17 at 09:54, WipeOut wrote:

> <rant>
> This is one area where IBM, Novell, HP, Redhat and many of the other big 
> players in the Linux and Open Source world seem to have been very quiet!!
> 
> Obviously they would all be happy if the patents came in because they 
> would stand to gain finacially from it as they have the money to also go 
> on a patent spree.. It really only the little guys who will be shut down 
> while the "Evil Empires" continue to monopolise the world..
> 
> All this thanks to a bunch of computer illiterate retards in 
> government's around the world who listen to the monopolistic 
> corporations when making decisions about technology who are only out to 
> capatalise on their position for their own gain.. Just because those 
> corporations have the biggest market share doesn't mean they are the 
> best people to ask for advise..
> 
> So much for demoracy, freedom and equal oppertunity.. All these things 
> are steadily being regulated away from the people and the political 
> leaders are becoming more and more like dictators..
> 
> Welcome to a world where "Big Brother" is active in everyday life, not 
> just on a TV show..
> </rant>
we should rebel, what are they going to do throw the whole open source
community in jail?


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