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OSS has taken over this planet, earthlings, REJOICE!!!
Every MS junkie, bow to your new overlords. From hippies, commies to "we rule this place now ;)" at the speed of light.

And no matter what IBM's motive (use OSS developers, make money, wadda, wadda..) this is a good things. Good is what good does. Action is what counts. If they make loads of money while doing good deeds, more power to them.

So, sue an OSS developer and get stomped by the giant! yea happy

Imagine other companies doing the same. In no time you'd have a gigantic pool of patents for OSS developers.

This is going to be interesting.
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OSS has taken over this planet, earthlings, REJOICE!!!  chiwawa | 01/11/05
How will MSand the OSS community react to that!  crocd | 01/11/05
"can control OSS"?  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
Microbaiter !!!! (NT)  Update victim | 01/11/05
SCO might have issue with this...  Mike Cox | 01/11/05
a bit weak mike  crocd | 01/11/05
I think we know  jsjag1 | 01/11/05
No_Ax! wink  crocd | 01/11/05
4.5  Real World | 01/11/05
I agree - not one of your best  shallow_diver | 01/11/05
I hate to respond to Mike in a serious manner  Squawkbox | 01/11/05
Your rep missed the ball  bugmenotznet | 01/12/05
Real linuxers hate blue evil's involvement with open source  pa2004 | 01/11/05
Mike parody trie or true opinion?  crocd | 01/11/05
Pipe dream  jsjag1 | 01/11/05
Drivel. (NT)  Zogg | 01/11/05
Nonsense  NemesisNL | 01/11/05
Be polite!  pa2004 | 01/11/05
and so?  systemcleaner | 01/11/05
Yet again...nonsense  NemesisNL | 01/11/05
10.0 Best one I've ever seen! (NT)  NonZealot | 01/11/05
If big Blue was being so generous,  low-life | 01/11/05
Missing the point  WhoDaMan | 01/11/05
Oops...  WhoDaMan | 01/11/05
Not any more...  low-life | 01/11/05
Desperation?  WhoDaMan | 01/11/05
OK.  low-life | 01/11/05
Can't put the jeanie back in the bottle, can they?  Spoon Jabber | 01/11/05
Your pseudonym fits your comment. (NT)  Update victim | 01/11/05
What's your point?  AmusedAtItAll | 01/11/05
Its good to know  low-life | 01/11/05
Not really  AmusedAtItAll | 01/12/05
Correction  AmusedAtItAll | 01/11/05
WTO - the global arm of USPTO  low-life | 01/11/05
Market Share.....  htotten | 01/11/05
Don't Hate! wink  Roger Ramjet | 01/12/05
MS, Please encourage innovation and do the same ... (nt)  Plain Logic | 01/11/05
Oh.. look.. a flying pig..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 01/11/05
A bite of forbidden fruit?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/05
Why?  Patrick Jones | 01/11/05
Because you can't get in a mud wrestling contest without getting dirty.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/05
And that still doesn't answer anything.  Patrick Jones | 01/11/05
The problem with the ignorance method...  Michael Kelly | 01/11/05
Not very realistinc...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/05
Not very coherent  AmusedAtItAll | 01/11/05
Who want's to wrestle here?  NemesisNL | 01/11/05
Ah, but....  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/05
I always thought  Spoon Jabber | 01/11/05
Yes  rapson | 01/11/05
Here in America...  AmusedAtItAll | 01/11/05
I think since most if not all are well in glasshouses  Laff | 01/11/05
True of competition, but not patent holding companies.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/05
Like SCO? Yes I suppose that is correct...then however  Laff | 01/11/05
But is that a good thing?  rapson | 01/11/05
Ah but in this case I think IBM is only striking back.  Laff | 01/11/05
Just to be clear I am not in any fashion against people  Laff | 01/11/05
You're too kind  Spoon Jabber | 01/11/05
Major, minor, natural evils.  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
Spoon we should do our own documentary called  Laff | 01/11/05
Remember, Anton  Spoon Jabber | 01/11/05
Suggestion, Laff  Spoon Jabber | 01/11/05
Spoon I've been itchin for a lintchin for a long time now:)  Laff | 01/11/05
Laff, I see your dilemma happy  Spoon Jabber | 01/11/05
Oh like I don't poke fun at folk? heh heh heh...:)  Laff | 01/11/05
Why do it? and who wins?  Update victim | 01/11/05
Well  Linux User 147560 | 01/11/05
Supra, your suggestion?  Spoon Jabber | 01/11/05
Re: Supra, your suggestion?  Linux User 147560 | 01/11/05
Oooooh yeah, me likey!  Spoon Jabber | 01/11/05
RE: Oooooh yeah, me likey!  Linux User 147560 | 01/11/05
One question LU  Spoon Jabber | 01/12/05
RE: One question LU  Linux User 147560 | 01/12/05
No, not like SCO at all.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/05
SCO makes something? heh heh heh..snicker..:)  Laff | 01/11/05
What does Acacia have to do with this topic?  B.O.F.H. | 01/11/05
This could be very good  Update victim | 01/11/05
Let's hope so  Spoon Jabber | 01/11/05
Spoon we should do our own documentary called  Laff | 01/11/05
Deja vou!  Spoon Jabber | 01/11/05
FRENCH!!! From you Spoon!?! hee hee hee..snicker!  Laff | 01/11/05
You got me!  Spoon Jabber | 01/11/05
Well there is the....  Laff | 01/12/05
Yeah, what ever happened?  Spoon Jabber | 01/12/05
NOT root of all evil - root of all STUPIDITY  Roger Ramjet | 01/12/05
Please remember, Roger  Spoon Jabber | 01/12/05
Ya know I don't think it is the Love of money..but the  Laff | 01/12/05
Again, bitty, you are wrong  AmusedAtItAll | 01/11/05
I think you got it.....  htotten | 01/11/05
A small developer/patent holder...  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
Of course you seem to forget  AmusedAtItAll | 01/11/05
For once I agree No_Ax  crocd | 01/11/05
Nothing is risk-free. You have to choose.  systemcleaner | 01/11/05
I suggest you take a hard look at IBM's past...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/05
Which past is that, bitty?  AmusedAtItAll | 01/11/05
I think that's the point  rapson | 01/11/05
How dependent on IBM's good will...  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
IBM was careful.  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
True, better if IBM placed them into the public doimain.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/05
Or the reverse, lol  voska | 01/11/05
Your bias shows.  Update victim | 01/11/05
What are you talking about?  B.O.F.H. | 01/11/05
No, IBM has a use for the patents  IT_User | 01/11/05
You wish  AmusedAtItAll | 01/11/05
And we have another one  AmusedAtItAll | 01/11/05
bitty, are you really as clueless as you come across?  AmusedAtItAll | 01/11/05
trollcatcher?  VicVics | 01/11/05
Real facts and real opinions?  AmusedAtItAll | 01/12/05
Patent detestation.  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
Ya see, there's the difference  Monkey_MCSE | 01/11/05
Philanthropy includes choice.  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
i agree with what you're saying....but  Monkey_MCSE | 01/11/05
I tried to head your argument off at the pass...  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
Your thinking is what lands you with out a pay cheque  voska | 01/11/05
Not a positive change, but adapt anyway.  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
Philanthropy?  Update victim | 01/11/05
The normal condition of software is broken.  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
Re: Philanthropy includes choice.  none none | 01/11/05
A volunteer chooses to work free.  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
No, not really  seosamh_z | 01/11/05
Another red herring  AmusedAtItAll | 01/12/05
the dam done broke..  sent2null | 01/11/05
Progress....NOT  Progress_z | 01/11/05
Meeting "the right people"  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
You mentioned earlier...  Spoon Jabber | 01/11/05
Why innovate?  Anton Philidor | 01/11/05
Sort of  Spoon Jabber | 01/12/05
Thanks...  Anton Philidor | 01/12/05

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