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Patents problem in all software
It's impossible to write any program, open source or not, that is longer than 1000 lines of code doing some meaning ful task without breaking a registered patent or two.

The reason for this is that US patent office grants almost anything. They do so as they have a financial interest in in it.

It is another matter if thes patens are valid though. To be valid the stuff patented must be useful, novel, and unobvious to persons with ordinary skills in the art.

So if you are afraid of software patents your logical move would be to move your busiess to a country where software can't be patented. There are plenty of such countries in Asia and as an extra bonus you get lower saleries for your employees and a lot more potential customers.

If you stay you will have to raise the price of your products to cover potential litegation. This means that your customers will have to raise the prise of their products. This means that they will be less competitive in the international market.

In the end only lawyers will gain from this.
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Smell that? It's the future..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/02/04
you mean exploitation?  frgough@... | 08/02/04
Only a problem in BSD  uno@... | 08/03/04
Nope  amicus_curious | 08/02/04
Breraking the rules? Like patent rules for instance?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
Ya know Bit...  Tim Patterson | 08/02/04
You know Tim,  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
Yup  Tim Patterson | 08/02/04
Yup  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
Right and wrong?  Tim Patterson | 08/02/04
What abuse?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
If right and wrong  Linux User 147560 | 08/02/04
Ok, then your wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
No different  Linux User 147560 | 08/02/04
Big difference.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
You have to get up early to see people trolling(nt)  el1jones | 08/02/04
True  Tim Patterson | 08/02/04
Should play by the rules  Domb2 | 08/02/04
Patents problem in all software  uno@... | 08/03/04
Modularity  Outside T. Box | 08/02/04
Breaking the rules with open source  Loverock Davidson | 08/02/04
re: Breaking the rules with open source  Thyme | 08/02/04
Getting closer  Chad_z | 08/02/04
Patents and LAWSUITS just a start  Enterprise. Analyst | 08/02/04
Implications  Tim Patterson | 08/02/04
The truth is Linux is the PATENT thief  Enterprise. Analyst | 08/02/04
Linux who?  B.O.F.H. | 08/02/04
First you have no concept of the opponent  Linux User 147560 | 08/02/04
Not this tired answer again PULEASE...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
Not this lame excuse PUHLEASE  specialk_z | 08/02/04
Yes this tired answer again...  Linux User 147560 | 08/02/04
You're absolutely right  IT_User | 08/02/04
I would argue one point.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
You still trying to be an armchair lawyer???  Iain_Peters | 08/03/04
Linux potentially infringes 283 patents  Enterprise. Analyst | 08/02/04
Likely...  Tim Patterson | 08/02/04
Very true NOT likely  Enterprise. Analyst | 08/02/04
Say what you wish  Tim Patterson | 08/02/04
No I will let the lawyers decide how much $$$$  Enterprise. Analyst | 08/02/04
So by your  Linux User 147560 | 08/02/04
Buwahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
stealing what?  Thyme | 08/02/04
Ah, the old "it's a bad law becaue we got caught" reply.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
Who got caught Bit?  Tim Patterson | 08/02/04
Stay tuned Tim, the show is about to start.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
Get a clue Bit!  Tim Patterson | 08/02/04
Let me help you a little Bit  Tim Patterson | 08/02/04
Got one for you Tim.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
Bit, you're making my head hurt...  emartin_z | 08/02/04
Yes the show will start...  Linux User 147560 | 08/02/04
You work for IBM???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
Almost certainly won't be Microsoft...  Anton Philidor | 08/02/04
Nope...  Linux User 147560 | 08/02/04
Trying to follow your thread  IT_User | 08/02/04
Everybody gets caught  uno@... | 08/03/04
Message has been deleted.  Enterprise. Analyst | 08/02/04
Microsoft Cannot  azurensis | 08/02/04
How funny, so you are scared of the outcome  Enterprise. Analyst | 08/02/04
How does it feel  Linux User 147560 | 08/02/04
The consumer would hurt the most  uno@... | 08/03/04
IBM? Who said anything about MS's bed partner?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
Microsoft needs to SUE if PATENTS are violated PERIOD  Enterprise. Analyst | 08/02/04
Sure and  Linux User 147560 | 08/02/04
Linux Vendors-Distros Caught Patent Violations  Enterprise. Analyst | 08/02/04
wife,, lawyer,,, hahaha  ickusslime@... | 08/02/04
just proves one thing  Iain_Peters | 08/03/04
A loser Trekie has a lawyer for a wife?  B.O.F.H. | 08/02/04
More insults BOFH.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
Just following your examples from the past!  B.O.F.H. | 08/02/04
And again with the inability to use a search engine.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
No_Ax, you still don?t understand how a ?logical and? works?  B.O.F.H. | 08/02/04
And your still clueless...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
No_Ax, you really are clueless about search, aren't you  B.O.F.H. | 08/02/04
Which search results would look better for you?  B.O.F.H. | 08/02/04
Sorry, your still dead wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
No_Ax, you are very slow, slower than I would have expected!  B.O.F.H. | 08/02/04
Your the one that can't look for yourself.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
Here's hit number 1000  Jose Jimenez | 08/02/04
Didn't your momma explain poor excuses to you?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/04
Hey, Hey, HEY!!!  el1jones | 08/02/04
You make me laff....elfy:)  Laff | 08/03/04
It must be a slow day for "Enterprise Analyst"  Expatriate US Geek | 08/02/04
perhaps not much to do at the self serve?  B.O.F.H. | 08/02/04
(OT) For EA, in case you missed them the 1st time :o)  Jack-Booted EULA | 08/02/04
well that is a no brainer  V Sanders | 08/02/04
Once you make it too the TOP...Something happens  Laff | 08/03/04
Hee hee hee..I see No Ax, Tim, Enterprise, and  Laff | 08/03/04

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