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Stallman on Software Patents
An Anonymous Coward writes "On Monday Richard Stallman gave a speech at the Cambridge University (UK) Computer Lab. Over at ZDNet UK they have a transcription of the speech - the most eloquent discussion of the subject I have yet seen. Software patents victimise developers, he says, but there are ways to get around them. The best part is his comparison of writing software to writing symphonies: 'Oh Beethoven,' they would have said in 1800 if there had been patents on music, 'you're just bitching because you've got no ideas of your own.'"
Yeah, right.
If RMS really cared about developers he would not be hell-bent on preaching the destruction of profitable software business.
And no. Unless you have a monopoly and produce crap software that needs maintenance and support all the time (does this sound familiar you open source bigots?), services alone will not be a profitable business in the long run.
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