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Patent Nonsense

ziriyab writes: "This article from The Guardian, after a few paragraphs of corporation bashing, gives an interesting history of two countries (Switzerland and the Netherlands) who flourished without IP laws. The article, while not necessarily suggesting that the abandonment of patent protection is an essential precondition for development, seems to indicate that it can, in the right circumstances, be an effective tool."

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  1. Do away wit it all by YoPt · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hell, Notthing in the last 15 years has changed the way I eat sleep or crap. Lets just do way with the whole "Invention" process all together and start combining the old patents into one patent. Although Gates will then try to say it was his.

  2. I need cock, badly by Kathleen+Malda · · Score: -1, Troll

    Someone, please help. I am in dire need of a dick-thrashing and all Rob will do is peck away on that goddamned computer of his. If anyone is willing to fuck me brainless, especially those of you with thick black cocks, get in touch with me at sarcasta@sarcasta.net.

    Thank you, Slashdot. You're my only hope.

  3. Re:WhooWhoo! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    welcome to me. excusse me but i was wondering if i can run linnux on windows or is it olny for macintosch because i dont like macos and only run windows because it is nice and can run everythign and i want to run linnux. is that only for red hat or is it for other linnux. please rpely. if anybody speak malaesian i will speak too. thank u and have a nice day ^_^ :))))))

  4. Intels new processor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    This article was rejected by the slashdot morons who run this crappy site so ill post it here!

    Intel develops 5 ghz processor!
    from the compile-a-kernel-in a minute department

    Intel have
    recently developed a new processor called the HEXIUM! It runs at 5 GHZ at LOW tempretures, tests show
    that compiling linux kernel 2.4.19 takes only 57.4 seconds! So what are you waiting for! See the details

  5. An observation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    BREAKING NEWS

    Scientists have discovered that CONTINUOUS ANAL PENETRATION may cause long-term BRAIN DAMAGE and CHRONIC PAIN in the ANUS.

    They also found a relation between using ILLEGAL OPERATING SYSTEMS such as LINUCX and GETTING a DICK up one's ASS.

    A question that remains: are Slashdot readers less intelligent than conventional humans?

    The answer is YES!

    YOU ALL SUCK! Have a nice day

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  7. Re:Not impressed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You fucking communist fools will never get it.

    The Russians thought it would be a great world where no one had a "right" to wealth and all wealth was distributed evenly. They were wrong and so are you.

    MORON!