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Open source is anti-ownership, and that includes patents. Patents will not be issued to the collective or the proletariat. They have to be spelled out owners. Reread your constitution, mission statement or bylaws.
Posted by: osreinstall   Posted on: 02/15/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Translated...  Tim Patterson | 02/15/05
You do realize that this was a ...  ShadeTree | 02/15/05
You obviously need a new translation device.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/15/05
That seemed to sum it up just fine!  Jeff Spicoli | 02/15/05
Patent Fun!  Yen_z | 02/15/05
I read them too but  osreinstall | 02/15/05
Really, lad...  Yen_z | 02/15/05
I don't doubt what they are reporting  osreinstall | 02/15/05
Here's some other primary accounts of the action.  Yen_z | 02/16/05
Ignoring them would be bad  voska | 02/15/05
Since it costs about $10,000.00 per patent filing...  ShadeTree | 02/15/05
Go ahead, I need to watch for some chuckles.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/15/05
Cannot be done  osreinstall | 02/15/05
Anti-ownership? WHYBS?  The King's Servant | 02/16/05
Not the same thing  osreinstall | 02/16/05
He's right, learn to suck it up and deal with it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/15/05
Sounds like advice..  Jeff Spicoli | 02/15/05
Or...  Patrick Jones | 02/16/05
"We retain the right to maintain an anticompetitive monopoly. Deal with it"  CobraA1 | 02/20/05
Prior Art  Henrick Ericcson | 02/21/05
OSS Doesn't Need To Take That Abuse  P. Douglas | 02/15/05
OSS: be careful about being taken advantage of  P. Douglas | 02/15/05
It so unfair  osreinstall | 02/15/05
More--yes, MORE--Patent Fun!  Yen_z | 02/15/05
Wise advice ...  George Mitchell | 02/15/05
Will the Patent Fun EVER END?!!!  Yen_z | 02/15/05
I remember when Borland stepped in...  The King's Servant | 02/16/05
Ahh...memories...  Yen_z | 02/16/05
Publish!  jimbo_z | 02/16/05
Bingo!  The King's Servant | 02/16/05
I've said this before and will say it again...  Anti_Zealot | 02/19/05

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