On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 17:08:16 -0500 Mikkel L. Ellertson disseminated the following:
> > Should we really be as concerned as has been evident in a number of threads > > on > > this list? > > > > After reading this article on Newsforge: > > > > http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/06/01/1358251 > > > > ...I'm thinkin' there's no more to fear from Microshaft's patent offensive > > than we do from the idiotic SCO business. > > > Did you read the comments? No :-( Some good points in there. My bad. > My only question about this is weather the author is that ignorant, or is > deliberately spreading mis-information... (When has Microsoft let bad > publisity stand in the way of making a buck?) Of course, MS has never worried about bad publicity, always pointing the finger at someone else. However, I think the main thrust of the article, that no matter what kind of idiotic software patent scheme gets put into place, the resistance will always be stronger, is valid (if not well-informed). Like the hapless lumbering military goliath against guerilla fighters, MS and their ilk will always be at a disadvantage. -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 18:58:25 up 107 days, 20:11, 7 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Some may never live, but the crazy never die." -- Hunter S. Thompson
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