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Groklaw Rants On Software Patents

Posted by michael on from the like-they-care dept.

LMCBoy writes "Groklaw has the story of Kodak v. Sun (mentioned on Slashdot already), which PJ calls 'Exhibit A' in the case against software patents. Her analysis of Kodak v. Sun, and the larger issue of software patents, is excellent. Bottom line: the software patent 'cold war' provides no benefits to anyone, and will inevitably make the game of software development impossible for anyone to play."

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  1. Bzzzzzzt by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Bottom line: the software patent 'cold war' provides no benefits to anyone[.]
    I disagree. As a patent lawyer with a background in software, the "software patent cold war" has provided me many benefits (such as my new house).
  2. Good idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can't Kodak sue SCO now ? I mean, I have a java runtime on my linux box... and who's responsible for linux? eh ?....

  3. Kodak vs. Sun by k4_pacific · · Score: 4, Funny

    It'll be interesting to see what develops. /ducks

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    1. Re:Kodak vs. Sun by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      But do they really want that kind of exposure?

  4. Ask Slashdot: How do I pronounce /etc/fstab? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here's the deal, I want to ask out a girl who is a big Linux fan, has a Tux tattoo and everything, so I was thinking I would ask her like this:

    "Girl, you must be in /etc/fstab because I'd like to mount you"

    but I'm not sure how to say /etc/fstab! Would I say etc as "ets" or the full "et cetera", and for fstab would I say "f s tab", "f stab", or the full "filesystem table"?

    Thanks!

    1. Re:Ask Slashdot: How do I pronounce /etc/fstab? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
      In your example, you should pronounce /etc/fstab as "OW MY EYES! HOLY FUCK THAT PEPPER SPRAY BURNS! AAAAAAAAAAAH!"

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  5. Kodak Moment? by magefile · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does PJ call it a Kodak moment?

  6. Re:Ask Slashdot: How do I get laid??? by vettemph · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Girl, you must be in /etc/fstab because I'd like to mount you"

    Yep, and this is why slashdotters don't get laid http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Laid :)

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  7. Re:So will MY project infringe somone's patent? by Oddly_Drac · · Score: 2, Funny

    "What should I do?"

    Buy a winnebago. drive coast to coast and breath in the deep unfettered air of the land of the free.

    Eventually you could consider getting a job with a large corporation and eventually you might find yourself working on a similar project. Rejoice in your litigation protection, citizen.

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