Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> New business model: Reverse Patent Trolling
>
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>| Want an eight-figure check in time for Christmas shopping? Sure you
>| do. Microsoft's vague patent threats against Linux create an
>| opportunity to do a nifty variation on the patent trolling business model.
>|
>| [...]
>|
>| Naturally, Microsoft, in order to win, needs to keep the actual
>| list of patents secret.
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> http://www.linuxworld.com/community/?q=node/605
>
> A troll's take:
>
> Is software a form of applied mathematics?
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| So, bottom line: is software mathematical? Yes on the science based side,
>| No on the data processing side.
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>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Murphy/?p=882
As it all reduces to ones and zeros, it is all mathematics. The real
issue here is drawing the era of "intellectual property" to a close. A
bit tricky, since the term lacks any kind of formal definition, however,
it is important to consider future economic models in an environment
where ideas are shared, rather than hidden.
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| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
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