Comments on: The Real Debate About OIN http://techrights.org/2010/06/23/strawman-argument-re-oin/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2010/06/23/strawman-argument-re-oin/comment-page-1/#comment-92593 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:34:57 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=33939#comment-92593 Because they should not exist (as enforceable monopolies). You could use them for documentation.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2010/06/23/strawman-argument-re-oin/comment-page-1/#comment-92591 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:32:58 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=33939#comment-92591 “Let’s emphasise that software patents ought to be abolished (including IBM’s)”
I know that programmers hate it, and many don’t like software patents, and it has many problems, but why is abolishing them really the only option?

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