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what if someone would of patented basic ideas
like the chair, couch, rugs, fans...ect...ect... we are getting carried away, a person should be able to code what ever they want as long as it is their own creation and not a word for word copy, just like a book
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I find it ironically hilarious..  Jeff Spicoli | 10/29/04
And I thought you didn't like monopolies.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
Nothing to say Jeff? Amazing!!! (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
maybe he's gone out with a girlfriend, or friends for a beer  hipparchus2000 | 10/29/04
Nope, he is still posting to other replies.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
Relax Ax, I forgot about this article..  Jeff Spicoli | 10/29/04
So why are you avoiding the question?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
Internet didn't require patents  alscook@... | 11/01/04
Ask Bruce Perens!  Roger Ramjet | 10/29/04
Hmmm, lets take a look at it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
Fifi deserves respect.  Anton Philidor | 10/29/04
Too sides to what they say.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
bitty talks the talk  AmusedAtItAll | 10/29/04
Can you say 283 patent infringements.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
Where's the beef?  AmusedAtItAll | 10/29/04
Ask your buddies at FFII...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
Re: Ask your buddies at FFII...  AmusedAtItAll | 10/29/04
Oh, I am just so scared of your liable claim.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
Can you say 'POSSIBLY'?  quietkey | 10/29/04
It's called, "getting your ducks in a row".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
my kids break the "swining" patent every day  hipparchus2000 | 10/29/04
er that should be "swinging"  hipparchus2000 | 10/29/04
Sure there are bad patents, I support removing them..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
There is a reason why this is relevant  hipparchus2000 | 10/29/04
Why? Momma won't allow you to?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/04
Source?  IT_User | 10/29/04
In the article.  Anton Philidor | 10/29/04
Not what I asked  IT_User | 10/30/04
Following the money.  Anton Philidor | 11/01/04
Somebody's scared alright, but it's not open source people  CobraA1 | 10/29/04
You need to read...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
what you don't know is what Open Source folk have done about this already  hipparchus2000 | 10/29/04
Sure I do, Linus said don't look and don't tell.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
One guy isn't the whole movement and what tirade  hipparchus2000 | 10/29/04
Um, Bruce has said the same thing many times.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
Wnat to hear something HILARIOUS? You agree with me!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
How is using the law to protect your work (&way it is used) fear?  hipparchus2000 | 10/29/04
How is it fear? OOS is reacting right???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/04
You need a clue, bitty.  AmusedAtItAll | 10/29/04
Sure I'll lend you a clue.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
bitty waffles again.  AmusedAtItAll | 10/29/04
When you have lost, call names.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
you implicitly called Bruce Perens a patent thief you hippochrite  hipparchus2000 | 10/29/04
No, I did not, learn to read.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/04
Impeccable sources  IT_User | 10/29/04
Yuo maybe right and they are clueless.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/04
Two people?  CobraA1 | 10/29/04
Not hardly...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/04
Yes, let's  IT_User | 10/29/04
what if someone would of patented basic ideas  V Sanders | 10/30/04
What if water were purple...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/04
In principle patents on software should not be a problem but...  JeremyBarker | 10/31/04

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