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More on the Microsoft v. EU Decision on Software Patents
bollow (a) NoLockIn writes "As
pointed
out on Groklaw, Microsoft has told the EU's Court of First Instance that
"certain of the communications protocols that the Commission requires it to
provide are covered by patents or patent applications and that it intends to
file, before June 2005, a large number of patent applications." In view of
this,
Poland's
courageous action against software patents is a great relief. There's an
online thank-you letter for Poland with
already over 10000 signatures."
I guess we're sure, now, that Poland will never be forgotten.
whew, i am glad you confirmed this, i thought i was losing my mind, and was ready to turn myself in to the local insane asylum...
It would take a lot to bring down /. though.
Not really a simple "shutdown -h now" would do it.
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
> You think that's bad? Try working at an isp and have people yelling at you and blaming you for ;).
> breaking hotmail
>
> ahh the joys of the internet. bx
You too, huh? I even get the odd like "Why did the Internet screw up Word?" or my ever favorite "The Internet caused my printer to stop working, so when can you fix it?"
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
Right. You are a member of a one-man, non-violent, non-expansionist religion which does not require of its disciples to convert hethens nor to preach its tennents to anyone. I am dying of curiosity as to its name. Is the holy book written yet or are you working on it?
But of course I will never understand your particular flavour of delusion. These types of things are always personal affairs. But there are some general patterns that apply here since this particular path was traveled by countless victims before you. Like for example:
- How did you come to know "God"?
- What gave you the idea that it/he/she is called "God"? Why not "Bob"?
- Is it really "God" as in omnipotent, omnipresent creator of Everything? Or perheaps an out-of-work, lesser deity pretending to be Him (Her? It?) while the real boss is out golfing?
- How does your deity communicate with you? Since it appears it is your personal religion and thus you must have a direct pipeline. I certainly hope the answer isn't "voices" or similiar otherwise I would suggest immediate medical attention.
- What is the moral code your deity dictates? How do you propose to carry it out without affecting others, like me for example? (A point of note here: your religion has already and directly affected me: I am wasting my time trying to talk sense into you after you made your assertion to the contrary)
The list goes on. Allthough thats unlikely, I hope this little sample illustrates to you the extent of your folly.perhaps a patent covered protocol, [], but still allow 3rd parties to make their own implementation of it.
:)
Normally the sole function of a patent is to be able to block 3rd party use or implementation.
YES! You have found the perfect compromise to the software patent confict! LET them patent logic/math/software if want, but make them unenforcable worthless patents with no effect whatsoever! Woohoo! I say we immediately make it law world wide!
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- - You can't take something off the Internet! That's like trying to take pee out of a swimming pool.
printed that off and gave it to my christian friends.
Merry Christmas, thank you.
thank God the internet isn't a human right.