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____/ Andrew Halliwell on Sunday 20 July 2008 00:45 : \____
> Phil Da Lick! <phil_the_lickREMOVETHISSPAMTRAP@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Ouch. I still can't for the life of me figure out why M$ is pro software
>> patent - they did their best stuff when the patent landscape wasn't there.
>
> Microsoft flipflops on the patent issue.
> They've been outspoken against them but at the same time threaten linux with
> them... one hand doesn't know what the other's doing.
The way it works is this:
* When FOSS users complain about what's called "patent terrorism" from
Microsoft, then come to crocodile tears ("but we the biggest victim," sy Smith
et al).
* Microsoft's push for a reform is utter bulls*. It's known that all those big
companies want to remove from the system _only those few components that harm
them_. They want to keep their swpats portfolios and use them as fences. They
just don't like the trolls.
- --
~~ Best of wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | Run a Linux server, sit on your hands all day
http://Schestowitz.com | GNU is Not UNIX | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
http://iuron.com - proposing a non-profit search engine
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