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Bah, humbug?
Are you implying that even if patents were violated the OLPC Foundation shouldn't be liable? On what grounds? Because it's "for the children"? Because it's open source? Because it's Christmas? Does the holiday season determine patent infringement now?

That would open up a whole can of worms, as people rush to incorporate competitors' patents into open-source products or products intended for children or products released around Christmas in order to get away with patent violation.

Bah, humbug indeed. Why not just come out and say you're against patents? At least be honest about it.

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Bah, humbug?  rapson | 11/28/07
Agreed !!! (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/28/07
The whole of everything is seldom known - Henry James  jlafitte | 11/28/07
Source code for the keyboard?  Solid Water | 11/28/07
microprocessor  reedjjjr | 11/29/07
Ummm, no.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/29/07
If they indeed violated the patent  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/28/07
Not just the patent  Michael Kelly | 11/28/07
I would certainly hope so.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/28/07
This is disgusting!  aldisp@... | 11/30/07
10 points!  Solid Water | 11/28/07
that's a Nigerian scam sponsored by M$  Linux Geek | 11/28/07
Wow  Michael Kelly | 11/28/07
Sadly he isn't the only one...  Linux User 147560 | 11/28/07
He's a well known MS Shill that get paid to make Linux  JustAnAboveAverageJoe | 11/29/07
Dude, you need thicker tin foil  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/28/07
You are slipping. That was a lame post indeed  GuidingLight | 11/28/07
Shut up, fool.  James T. Kirk | 11/28/07
Wondering....  inithell | 11/28/07
Which is why  Michael Kelly | 11/28/07
Huh? You lost me  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/28/07
Yes  sysop-dr | 11/28/07
However he is selling the keyboard  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/28/07
Assume nothing  Michael Kelly | 11/28/07
No assumption, see my post below.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/28/07
Patent on WHAT? (NT)  Solid Water | 11/28/07
I agree  rhomp2002@... | 11/28/07
Hmmm, so its your position that  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/28/07
Not necessarily...  rapson | 11/28/07
I agree...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/28/07
No_Ax: Well...  rapson | 11/28/07
Nigeria, the home of Scams  jorjitop | 11/28/07
Spam  A.Sinic | 11/28/07
Spam/scam origins  colinmeister | 11/29/07
Makes you wonder  balaknair | 11/29/07
money order scams are not lucrative enough, eh?  killerbunny | 11/28/07
RE: No XO for Negroponte: Nigerian developer sues One Laptop Per Child Foun  philipj@... | 11/28/07
For information on it being real...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/28/07
comparison ?  Hemlock Stones | 11/29/07
And niether of us  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/29/07
AltGR key  DNSB | 11/29/07
Konyin is Stolen Open Source Itself  kokuryu | 11/28/07
"The laptop is reportedly named XO because if turned 90 degrees it resembl"  Media-Ted@... | 11/28/07
LOL! I agree  GuidingLight | 11/28/07
Not the physical laptop, the "XO" logo  Timpraetor | 11/29/07
Has anyone ever used a Macintosh?  rbeyer@... | 11/29/07
RE: No XO for Negroponte: Nigerian developer sues One Laptop Per Child Foun  e_caroline@... | 11/29/07
RE: No XO for Negroponte: Nigerian developer sues One Laptop Per Child Foun  grandjubal@... | 11/30/07
RE: No XO for Negroponte: Nigerian developer sues One Laptop Per Child Foundation  mdbila | 11/29/07
Trip down memory lane  DNSB | 11/29/07
Anyone know the laws of nigeria???  i8thecat | 11/29/07
Laws of Nigeria include ...  ozzie_tech | 11/29/07
RE: No XO for Negroponte: Nigerian developer sues One Laptop Per Child Foun  ozzie_tech | 11/29/07
RE: No XO for Negroponte: Nigerian developer sues One Laptop Per Child Foun  grandjubal@... | 11/30/07
Why can't we just leave well enough alone?  John Musbach | 11/29/07
re:Why can't we just leave well enough alone?  mdbila | 11/30/07
RE: No XO for Negroponte: Nigerian developer sues One Laptop Per Child Foun  cavlosnap@... | 11/30/07
how can OLPC be liable for using what was already open source? if the  wessonjoe | 12/04/07

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