OIN does not work for "community" (or for Free software) but for banks and rich monopolies, as we already explained last week. A longtime reader brought to our attention the new article which the video discusses. Not only does this article lack substance (or clarity about what's actually proposed); it reinforces the view that OIN works for the rich and powerful, not for powerless Free software developers.

"It mostly distracts from those of us who want to truly fix the status quo, e.g. working to abolish software patents."IBM is very eager to be publicly seen as open and anti-racist, largely because of its past as an abusive and racist monopolist, profiting from racism and overcharging everyone owing to monopoly, guarded largely by patents.

Seeing how OIN has helped the EPO regime (media stunts of Benoît Battistelli and António Campinos), we can't help but feel like OIN -- no matter what its original intention and/or goals might have been -- is no ally. It mostly distracts from those of us who want to truly fix the status quo, e.g. working to abolish software patents. ⬆