Comments on: Patent News: The Big Myth, Microsoft vs. Avistar, Trolls, and Urgent Reform http://techrights.org/2008/08/13/the-big-patents-myth/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/08/13/the-big-patents-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-19208 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:38:14 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/13/the-big-patents-myth/#comment-19208 I don't think it's so much about Mono, but regardless of the version bump (2.3->3.0), Mono becomes more pervasive. I don’t think it’s so much about Mono, but regardless of the version bump (2.3->3.0), Mono becomes more pervasive.

]]> By: goomboom http://techrights.org/2008/08/13/the-big-patents-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-19207 goomboom Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:20:05 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/13/the-big-patents-myth/#comment-19207 I'm little worried about this http://lwn.net/Articles/290425/ Icaza discuss about gnome. Mono hell in the way? I’m little worried about this

http://lwn.net/Articles/290425/

Icaza discuss about gnome.

Mono hell in the way?

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/08/13/the-big-patents-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-19206 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:13:47 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/13/the-big-patents-myth/#comment-19206 Well, that's Mono. Miguel mentioned this program a few weeks ago, IIRC. Well, that’s Mono. Miguel mentioned this program a few weeks ago, IIRC.

]]> By: goomboom http://techrights.org/2008/08/13/the-big-patents-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-19205 goomboom Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:58:45 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/13/the-big-patents-myth/#comment-19205 Hey Roy , a A gplv3 program which uses a Gplv2 trapped framework http://smuxi.meebey.net Thanks Hey Roy , a

A gplv3 program which uses a Gplv2 trapped framework

http://smuxi.meebey.net

Thanks

]]> By: twitter http://techrights.org/2008/08/13/the-big-patents-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-19204 twitter Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:37:45 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/13/the-big-patents-myth/#comment-19204 Richard Stallman has an excellent essay on the <a href="http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/not-ipr.xhtml" rel="nofollow">origins and use of the propaganda term "intellectual property"</a>. It's a phrase that was designed to confuse very different government granted exclusions with each other and with physical property. Stallman points out that it is better to talk about Trademark, Copyright and Patents on their own terms and never generally because they are so different. The only similarity they have is exclusivity, a violation of more important natural rights that must constantly be justified by specific social benefits. When the issues are confused you get laws which conflate the powers of these different laws into abominations like ACTA, DMCA, and perpetual copyright. Even judges can be tricked into creating business method patents, the only kind that software can have. When you understand the purpose and demand justification for each of these exclusive franchises, you quickly understand how flawed things like software patents and trade secret law are. Richard Stallman has an excellent essay on the origins and use of the propaganda term “intellectual property”. It’s a phrase that was designed to confuse very different government granted exclusions with each other and with physical property. Stallman points out that it is better to talk about Trademark, Copyright and Patents on their own terms and never generally because they are so different. The only similarity they have is exclusivity, a violation of more important natural rights that must constantly be justified by specific social benefits. When the issues are confused you get laws which conflate the powers of these different laws into abominations like ACTA, DMCA, and perpetual copyright. Even judges can be tricked into creating business method patents, the only kind that software can have. When you understand the purpose and demand justification for each of these exclusive franchises, you quickly understand how flawed things like software patents and trade secret law are.

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