Patents
rpmyers1 | 06/03/04
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Never Fear!
amicus_curious | 06/03/04
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To rpmeyers, regarding patents
BrucePerens | 06/03/04
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The lady doth protest too much
amicus_curious | 06/03/04
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SCO... I Think They Have A Case
nikoli | 06/03/04
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Huh?
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/03/04
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Absolutely Not
nikoli | 06/03/04
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Sticky and GUI
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/03/04
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Put away your toys...
DarbyOhara | 06/04/04
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That's because
NemesisNL | 06/04/04
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Boies sees big fees
IT_User | 06/03/04
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Oh Poo..
Jeff Spicoli | 06/03/04
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Playing field is not level.
xode@... | 06/04/04
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Have we forgotten...
gsbtech | 06/03/04
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Spyware Cookies left by ZDnet
gsbtech | 06/03/04
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IP Treaties
Anton Philidor | 06/03/04
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A fine example of the arrogance I mentioned.
gsbtech | 06/03/04
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gbtech is right...
dsentman@... | 06/10/04
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SCO is far from the last or largest threat
Tim Patterson | 06/03/04
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If Cisco Says So...
nikoli | 06/03/04
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Well, that is your "right"
Patrick Jones | 06/03/04
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Lots of proprietary protocols become a standard!!!
nikoli | 06/03/04
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That's not a bad idea
Chad_z | 06/03/04
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Best protection - Don't even use it...
Mike Cox | 06/03/04
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Nothing to fear?
rpmyers1 | 06/03/04
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rotf.....
DarbyOhara | 06/04/04
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And Microsoft patented the double-click...
maxo_z | 06/03/04
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Yea, it's BullCrud.. good think I only needed a single click to respond!
Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/03/04
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Ooops
Not average Joe | 06/03/04
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Fine Article & an Important Suggestion
Peter Komisar | 06/03/04
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The writer claims that Linux/Open Sources lack of a single owner makes it
Laff | 06/03/04
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That's the sellers; who buys?
Anton Philidor | 06/03/04
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I was not comparing Linux/Open source to Terrorists
Laff | 06/03/04
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Open source: Prepare for attack
Loverock Davidson | 06/03/04
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Or any Open Source software including BSD
voska | 06/03/04
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Avoid all the trouble..Isn't that one of the reasons to go to Linux?
Laff | 06/03/04
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Apparently not. (nt)
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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This feels much better..My sense of the world was shaken
Laff | 06/03/04
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See what Bruce said below.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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Are there not limits to what can be taken from
Laff | 06/04/04
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Some answers...
dscherf | 06/04/04
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Big danger for us small fish
voska | 06/03/04
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No-Ax, and Voska....
Laff | 06/04/04
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Not exactly
NemesisNL | 06/04/04
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Uh, yeah, sure.
Linux_Developer | 06/04/04
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Owning open source
Anton Philidor | 06/03/04
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Excellent points!
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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You can't sue John Doe
gsbtech | 06/03/04
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Please see the Commentary: suits will hurt.
Anton Philidor | 06/03/04
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No need
NemesisNL | 06/05/04
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Good luck
IT_User | 06/03/04
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Sounds like a worthy effort
Anton Philidor | 06/03/04
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Gee, looks like he is catching up with me.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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But you notice...
rapson | 06/03/04
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Sadly, you are right.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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Noticed that, yes.
Anton Philidor | 06/03/04
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I agree, his "solution" is all but useless.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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Open source will never be the same.
Anton Philidor | 06/03/04
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I agree, and will take it a step further.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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Huh?
Anton Philidor | 06/03/04
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Splitting a fine legal hair.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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Look to DOS days for the answer.
maxo_z | 06/03/04
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No Ax, won't that kill adoptions of Longhorn?
tic swayback | 06/04/04
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Patents are a threat to most software development!
B.O.F.H. | 06/03/04
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Microsoft has done a lot to validate patents
Anton Philidor | 06/03/04
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Um, no they haven't
Patrick Jones | 06/03/04
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Settlements are recorded with the court.
Anton Philidor | 06/03/04
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You are correct and it does set precedence.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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Cite one example
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/03/04
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So..
Patrick Jones | 06/03/04
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Your ignorance of the courts is showing.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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Funny..
Patrick Jones | 06/03/04
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No Bit points to ignorance
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/03/04
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Settlements
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/03/04
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Settlements and precedents
Anton Philidor | 06/03/04
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Anton, I disagree
Patrick Jones | 06/03/04
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Settlements have no precident
voska | 06/03/04
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Think of it this way
none none | 06/03/04
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true
NemesisNL | 06/04/04
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Can you cite any cases or examples?
B.O.F.H. | 06/03/04
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You did.
Anton Philidor | 06/03/04
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Misrepresenting
NemesisNL | 06/04/04
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Let's hope you're right
IT_User | 06/03/04
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Not really...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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who is this Open SOurce that you mention?
B.O.F.H. | 06/03/04
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Not one of the companies you mentioned.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/04/04
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Not one of the companies?
B.O.F.H. | 06/04/04
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Re: Not really...
none none | 06/03/04
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Assuming the patents stand up
IT_User | 06/03/04
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How deep are the pockets.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/04/04
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Partially..
Patrick Jones | 06/03/04
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That's cause he lapped you several times, Don.
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/03/04
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Not true...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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Don't blame Bruce
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/03/04
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A Linux site, no wonder I missed it.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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If you prefer
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/03/04
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And, no one is "blaming" him.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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I agree
NemesisNL | 06/04/04
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Stallman before me
BrucePerens | 06/03/04
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Stallman
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/03/04
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Patents are only a threat to corporations
gsbtech | 06/03/04
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Really, how about every Linux distro?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/04/04
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You seem to forget
NemesisNL | 06/06/04
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Send a few to the poor house, the others catch on.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/06/04
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Most of the contents of Linx distribs are covered under Copyright Law
B.O.F.H. | 06/06/04
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Explain the threat, please
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/03/04
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You can NOT use a patented process, even if you give it away.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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Sure you can
voska | 06/03/04
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No, he's right, ...but
IT_User | 06/03/04
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I see your mistake...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/04/04
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The threat is that I lose my house and car and put my family on the street
BrucePerens | 06/03/04
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Any reply Yagotta???
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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Sorry, Don
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/03/04
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Settlements and settlements
Anton Philidor | 06/04/04
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In the DOJ case
voska | 06/07/04
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They can sue you into oblivion
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/03/04
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Not at all.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/04/04
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I notice you didn't address
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/04/04
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A silly argument I won't bother to waste time on.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/05/04
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I think this well be decided by
V Sanders | 06/06/04
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Cost of litigation
NemesisNL | 06/06/04
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don't fight it, just ignore it.
vrzonnen | 06/03/04
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Attribution incorrect - should say "director, Open Source Risk Management"
BrucePerens | 06/03/04
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Bruce, is that really you?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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It's not intent...
IT_User | 06/03/04
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It IS the intent!!!
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/04/04
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So what's the difference?
jav1231 | 06/03/04
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Not a fair comparison at all.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/03/04
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Would you like to buy the Eiffel Tower (in France)?
B.O.F.H. | 06/03/04
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Perens: Help us developers, as we fight to make your paying job worthless!
P. Douglas | 06/03/04
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The Competition On The Corner
ParadigmOdyssey | 06/03/04
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Think practical
John Carroll  | 06/04/04
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I'd be interested in your comments ...
Anton Philidor | 06/04/04
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Re: comments
John Carroll | 06/05/04
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Differences of degree
Anton Philidor | 06/05/04
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Practical won't work in this situation.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/04/04
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No it won't Bit....
Tim Patterson | 06/04/04
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Software won't be as much fun.
Anton Philidor | 06/04/04
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Which do you prefer Anton?
Tim Patterson | 06/04/04
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Considering...
Anton Philidor | 06/04/04
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Partially agree...
Tim Patterson | 06/05/04
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Free ne Paid
Anton Philidor | 06/05/04
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also
V Sanders | 06/06/04
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Well...
John Carroll | 06/05/04
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Actually
Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/04/04
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Open patents (GPL patent)
NemesisNL | 06/05/04
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Just some balance
John Carroll | 06/06/04
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Yes John but...
Tim Patterson | 06/06/04
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Licensing Revenue
John Carroll | 06/07/04
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Exactly, and
NemesisNL | 06/06/04
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The Reality
Yen_z | 06/04/04
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Where did you get your numbers? They are way off.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/04/04
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Yes, I'm off on both numbers...
Yen_z | 06/04/04
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Like nukes, the numbers don't matter.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/05/04
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Microsoft doesn't have any nukes.
Yen_z | 06/05/04
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So Perens, Stallman, and Linus T. are...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/06/04
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No...
NemesisNL | 06/06/04
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Monies would be better spent educating users.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/04/04
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May help Bit but...
Tim Patterson | 06/04/04
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using a free OS
V Sanders | 06/06/04
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Crazy talk
OhMyGosh | 06/08/04
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