Comments on: Here They Go: Novell Starts Marketing Patent Protection, Not Interoperability http://techrights.org/2008/08/22/patent-protection-not-interoperability/ 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/2008/08/22/patent-protection-not-interoperability/comment-page-1/#comment-20165 Roy Schestowitz Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:22:25 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/22/patent-protection-not-interoperability/#comment-20165 It was a classic case of 'cooking' a biased (by design) survey to just support some marketing statement. See the details in: http://boycottnovell.com/2006/12/12/new-microvell-survey/ http://boycottnovell.com/2006/12/12/microvell-survey-questions-mary-jo-foley-would-ask/ Similar recent examples: Mojave: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/07/31/lies-damn-lies-mojave/ ISO 'rigging' its own vote: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/18/iso-pegged-its-own-vote/ It was a classic case of ‘cooking’ a biased (by design) survey to just support some marketing statement. See the details in:

http://boycottnovell.com/2006/12/12/new-microvell-survey/
http://boycottnovell.com/2006/12/12/microvell-survey-questions-mary-jo-foley-would-ask/

Similar recent examples:

Mojave: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/07/31/lies-damn-lies-mojave/

ISO ‘rigging’ its own vote: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/18/iso-pegged-its-own-vote/

]]> By: pcole http://techrights.org/2008/08/22/patent-protection-not-interoperability/comment-page-1/#comment-20155 pcole Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:12:18 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/22/patent-protection-not-interoperability/#comment-20155 Was the question to those 80-85%, J,Steinman refers to, asked as clearly ambiguous as the question asked by the ISO committee to the appeals against ooxml from the 4 countries, or are they drinking the infamous kool-aid? As for extortion or threats to extort (protectionism), that is a criminal act. If I threatened my neighbor in the same manner, would not the cops be at my door with a warrant for my arrest? Law enforcement for the district the threat is made should be responsible and start making arrests. Was the question to those 80-85%, J,Steinman refers to, asked as clearly ambiguous as the question asked by the ISO committee to the appeals against ooxml from the 4 countries, or are they drinking the infamous kool-aid?

As for extortion or threats to extort (protectionism), that is a criminal act. If I threatened my neighbor in the same manner, would not the cops be at my door with a warrant for my arrest? Law enforcement for the district the threat is made should be responsible and start making arrests.

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