We cannot really find an abstract, but there is contextual description. The event put it like this: "Patent attorneys and a few large corporations advocate patent law as an appropriate protection tool for software development. Most economists, software professionals and SMEs disagree. They believe patent law does not serve market needs. This year the European Parliament rejected a 'Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions'. However, as the European Patent Offices continues to grant them problems remain. Our expert panel with discuss further developments."
Compare that to a biased talk about GPLv3 -- a talk which was uploaded again to YouTube some days ago. It calls a "libertarian approach" Linus' approach towards the issue, which is the exact opposite given the comparison to Dr. Richard Stallman's approach. Judge for yourselves: ⬆
I did not envision myself spending several years (even 4 years after leaving that company) challenging the system for tolerating and even covering up corruption
If only more platforms did the same, plenty of energy would be spared, "old" machines would be totally suitable (even with 20 tabs open), as we'd focus on substance, not bells and whistles
