RMS Blasts Sun's Open Source Patent Licensing

cdlu writes "RMS takes Sun to task on its recent announcement that it is releasing 1,600 patents to the open source community. Among the major points, the license the patents are released under doesn't apply to patents, and Sun has not promised to not sue anyone using the technology within free software projects."

Comments

hmm

[KaSkA101]

release item, then create license that doesn't cover item in question, sounds right.

In other news...

[mooniejohnson]

In other news, touchdowns scored during SuperBowl, Microsoft releases FUD against Linux, Anonymous Cowards seek First Post, and people complain about poll options.

Just very RMS. ;-)

Re:In other news...

[mooniejohnson]

Actually, I can't give them back. I'm saving up all the seconds I steal to buy you a sense of humor.

Oh...

[GillBates0]

for a moment I thought he was mad because they said Linux instead of GNU/Linux.

in the wise words of Admiral Ackbar

[kevinx]

Its a TRAP!

Re:Mr. Stallman

[Anonymous Coward]

Thanks for your input! Now I understand everything.
Love, RMS

Re:Copy Right Infringement

[byolinux]

Copyright 2005 Richard Stallman
Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article are permitted worldwide without royalty in any medium provided this notice is preserved. ;)

Re:Promised?

[Anonymous Coward]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think a mere promise wouldn't hold up in court, anyway.

Yes, maybe you are.

uh-oh

[revery]

RMS takes Sun to task...

Later on, he gave IBM a stern talking to, and then towards the end of the article, he gave Microsoft a vigorous tongue lashing. Also, mosquitos, as a species, were maligned.

Seriously guys, the trash talk is getting embarrassing...

Re:*/OpenSolaris

[RailGunner]

// Stallmanize a sentence!
string Stallmanize (char *szBuf)
{
string stallman = "";
char seps[] = " ";
char *token = strtok (szBuf, seps);
while (token)
{
stallman += "GNU/";
stallman += token;
token = strtok (NULL, seps);
}
return stallman;
}

Proper punctuation in the string is left as an excerise to the reader. Besides, it's a frickin joke.

It's not GNU/Linux

[Anonymous Coward]

It's the "Java Desktop System".

Re:Schwartz blasts IBM patent hooie

[turgid]

Shhhhhh....You're not supposed to diparage IBM here, silly! Slashdot runs on DB2, and IBM rulez whereas Sun SuX0rz, don't you know?

Another dirty Sun trick.

[Anonymous Coward]

There it goes...I have been saying it all along. Sun has always been untrustworthy. Take NFS for example. Didn't they do that dirty trick of relasing the NFS specs only to sue everybody else that implemented the protocol? Or what about StarDivision? They bought out that poor company only to distribute its product under the dubious OpenOffice guise. And what about the dirty money they have dumped into Gnome and X.Org? Yet another trick to infiltrate the opensource community with patent ridden software! But with this disgusting CDDL (which was approved by that evil OSI -- obviously they got kickbacks) the cup has runeth over. It is clear that Sun is trying to infiltrate the open source community with their evil patents as they have done dozens of times before. So, I propose:

1)Everybody stop using NFS. If it comes from Sun, it can't be good.
2)Dump OpenOffice now! It is just another trojan horse of theirs.
3)Dump GNOME! Besides, when there is KDE, who needs it?
4)Dump X.Org. It has been touched by evil. Can't be too carefull with these matters.
5)Do not write applications using Java. Java is evil. There are god knows how many of these no-good Sun patents in there. Sun can pull the carpet under your feet at any time.
6)Burn every machine that has this dispicable Sun logo on it. It may infect your trustworthy intel and ibm servers which have served you so well in the past.

Re:Am I the only one who thinks this is getting ol

[passthecrackpipe]

In Soviet Russia, the Funny Mod mods YOU!

Anyway, let's see:

1. hear about lame joke
2. post endlessly on /.
3. ???
4. PROFIT!!!

I'll go back to my corner now....