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Re: How come it is FUD if MS says it, but not if RMS says it?

  • Subject: Re: How come it is FUD if MS says it, but not if RMS says it?
  • From: John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 20:34:57 -0700
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • References: <reply_in_group-88265E.17175214052007@news.supernews.com> <1179189226.933730.42010@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> <3126412.KUbDAV60Jg@schestowitz.com>
  • Xref: ellandroad.demon.co.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:524974
On Tue, 15 May 2007 03:05:25 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
<newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>"Richard Stallman: Well, every large program infringes lots of patents.
>Microsoft has lots of patents. Most large programs, I would expect, infringe
>some Microsoft patents. This just goes to show why software patents
>shouldn't exist."

Exactly. If they don't get this mess straightened out, software
development is going to stagnate. Patents have no place in this
indusrty.

..and I wonder how many thousands of patents Microsoft has violated.


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