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Open Source getting suckered in?
I fail to see why anyone is getting excited over compaines handing out fairly useless patents to them. Why useless?

Because most software patents are used in conjunction with other patents. That is, one or two do you very little good without the missing key components. It's like saying here, you can use TCP, but you can not use it over IP because we have a patent on that too. (Just an example)

Hmmm, IBM "gave" 500 patents and leaves them holding something like 30,000 in reserve. Oh yeah, big gift there. NOT!

And the strangest part is that people that hate the patent system are patting IBM on the back as if they did them some big favor. As P.T. Barnum said, "there is one born every minute"...
Posted by: No_Ax_to_Grind   Posted on: 02/19/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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You know,  rapson | 02/18/05
I certainly don't see a problem, Carl ...  George Mitchell | 02/18/05
There was this organization that came out and said  Laff | 02/18/05
The winds of change, they are a blowin'  DonnieBoy | 02/18/05
All this is doing is  Linux User 147560 | 02/18/05
..doing is...Baiting the hook  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/20/05
Ah yes that's  Linux User 147560 | 02/20/05
Gee, lets ask the IBM employees union.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
That is an unrelated issue, the story goes as...  B.O.F.H. | 02/21/05
Ah, but the point is, screw the paid employee  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/05
You are grasping  Mack DaNife | 02/22/05
Open Source getting suckered in?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/19/05
Do you know what patents  Linux User 147560 | 02/20/05
500 out of 30,000. What does it matter.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
Nope...more like 25,500 if you math is correct.  Laff | 02/21/05
Pick any number you like. One is enough.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
I hardly thing one would be very nuke like.  Laff | 02/21/05
Can you say Eolas and $560 million?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
Or to put it another way.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
Hey, Axey, you think the Eolas $500+ million suit ...  Judas I. | 02/21/05
Hey butterbutt...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
Depending on the potential that IBM see's in Linux  Laff | 02/21/05
Just what Laff said, Axey.  Judas I. | 02/22/05
But can open source (or customers) take that hit?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/05
True, and your example of this is?  Judas I. | 02/22/05
Edit that:  Judas I. | 02/22/05
LOL  Linux User 147560 | 02/21/05
To put it another way, If IBM is so certain on open source...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
Perhaps simply to make the Rules Gnomes  Laff | 02/21/05
Perhaps...  Mack DaNife | 02/22/05
Yes, small bait often works on the easy fish.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/05
Re: Yes, small bait often works on the easy fish.  Mack DaNife | 02/22/05
Gee! Axey,  Update victim | 02/22/05
Um, sorry but it sounds like you are clueless on IBM.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/05
Here is an example of  osreinstall | 02/19/05
I hope EVERY company steps up and trys to  Laff | 02/21/05
That's the thing that I don't understand, Laff.  Judas I. | 02/21/05
Just for you Laff  osreinstall | 02/21/05
And I hope they do...however "IF" Apple has  Laff | 02/22/05
Never said there was  osreinstall | 02/23/05
Message has been deleted.  myfevertoy | 10/22/06

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