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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.
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.
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.