Patents and Linux

WipeOut wipe_out at users.sourceforge.net
Mon May 17 08:21:02 UTC 2004


Chadley Wilson wrote:

>On Mon, 2004-05-17 at 09:54, WipeOut wrote:
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>><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!!
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>>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..
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>>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..
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>>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..
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>>Welcome to a world where "Big Brother" is active in everyday life, not 
>>just on a TV show..
>></rant>
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>we should rebel, what are they going to do throw the whole open source
>community in jail?
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Yes.. If the patent bills go through then it becomes law and anyone 
breaking the law goes to jail..

Also mobalising people behind a cause is hard enough so the chances of 
getting enough people behind it are pretty slim..

Later..





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