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But that is not what a software patent does.
A software patent prohibits anyone from building a better way to do the job with software. Software patents therefore inhibit rather than following the Constitutionally stated reason for patents, PROMOTION
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The sentence that says it all  GuidingLight | 06/22/07
Of course...  Tim Patterson | 06/22/07
MSFT doesn't do that  cls@... | 06/25/07
But that is not what a software patent does.  Update victim | 06/25/07
Mandriva latest to reject Microsoft  Loverock Davidson | 06/22/07
Mandriva is a good Linux company  Linux Geek | 06/22/07
Don't waste your breath.  shawkins | 06/22/07
RE: Don't waste your breath.  joe6pack_z | 06/23/07
HJonestly, NEVER heard of them.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/22/07
Message has been deleted.  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 06/22/07
Nice try Bit...  Tim Patterson | 06/22/07
But, does the community really count?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/22/07
Honestly, Mandriva Rocks!  chessmen | 06/22/07
Wouldn't that knowledge be above your pay grade?  B.O.F.H. | 06/23/07
I prefer Ubuntu  DonRupertBitByte | 06/25/07
More of your useless dribble , huh L.D.  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 06/22/07
lol  Jack-Booted EULA | 06/22/07
"He's thoroughly convinced me to never use Mandriva" . . .  JLHenry | 06/22/07
Mandriva  tracy anne | 06/25/07
I Love Madriva  chessmen | 06/22/07
8.0  John L. Ries | 06/22/07
You really should stick to just parroting MS.  deleweye | 06/23/07
Loverock,  Update victim | 06/25/07
Smart move Mandriva  tracy anne | 06/25/07
Open source is not above the law  zzz1234567890 | 06/22/07
Message has been deleted.  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 06/22/07
Ignorance...  Tim Patterson | 06/22/07
Please  zkiwi | 06/22/07
Your right, Microsoft knows.....  linux for me | 06/22/07
OPEN SOURCE NOT ABOVE THE LAW  cavlosnap@... | 06/23/07
An idiot is an idiot...  deleweye | 06/23/07
The only CONVICT in this discussion is  Update victim | 06/25/07
Evidence?  DonRupertBitByte | 06/25/07
Yet another reason MS will NOT sue over Linux ...  George Mitchell | 06/22/07
Say what???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/22/07
And yet...  zkiwi | 06/22/07
The WTO is like the UN ...  George Mitchell | 06/22/07
Agreed.  JLHenry | 06/22/07
Not that I doubt you  Linux User 147560 | 06/23/07
Here is one link ...  George Mitchell | 06/23/07
Since when has france actually cared . . .  JLHenry | 06/22/07
Battle of Yorktown  blackjack861@... | 06/25/07
well said  tracy anne | 06/25/07
After being nailed for abusing a monopoly position?  B.O.F.H. | 06/23/07
Has Microsoft been covertly distributing Ubuntu?  George Mitchell | 06/22/07
Why, MS didn't donate on one of Mandriva's daily fund raisers  Boot_Agnostic | 06/23/07
Linux is in the process of outflanking MS and nothing can stop its progress  George Mitchell | 06/23/07
I like it, I like it, Yes  blackjack861@... | 06/25/07
This is more annoying than SCO  Suicida| | 06/23/07
LINUX IS STARTING TO SUCK SINCE NOVELL-MICROSOFT.  JCPayne1 | 06/23/07
LINUX IS STARTING TO SUCK SINCE NOVELL-MICROSOFT.  JCPayne1 | 06/23/07
Microgreed  wgraue | 06/24/07
How about this  THEE WOLF | 06/25/07
Software patents don't make sense  blackjack861@... | 06/25/07
Code  cheesyone | 07/05/07
MSFT is bluffing  cls@... | 06/25/07
MSFT is bluffing  tracy anne | 06/25/07

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