[Non-member submission]
On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Michael S. Lorrey wrote:
> Rik van Riel wrote:
> >
> > > CYMM SAYS: If MS were a real monopoly; it would be poor
> > > marketing. Now, with Open Source, this strategy seems to be
> > > plain stupid. "Intellectual property" as a concept has gone
> > > wayyy too far. The pendulum is about to swing the other way...
> > > it's a built in negative feedback loop.
> >
> > Except that they're using patent law (and trade secret law
> > extended to infinite patent law?) to try and remove open
> > source software from the marketplace.
>
> Just how is it that they are doing this??? Examples?
See my other 2 emails for examples.
> > And with patent examiners being paid depending on how many
> > patents they /approved/ (and not on how many they examined
> > or on the quality of their work), I can't really see this
> > situation improving ...
>
> Is that how it works here in the US or just where you are?
This is just the US, afaik.
regards,
Rik
--
"What you're running that piece of shit Gnome?!?!"
-- Miguel de Icaza, UKUUG 2000
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