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Linux Kernel Maintainer Joins Patent Celebrations

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the battle-still-not-over dept.

wikinerd writes "Linux kernel maintainer Alan Cox was among those celebrating the EU decision to rethink the introduction of software patents in Europe, while Debian developer Wookey says that 'This is a very encouraging sign.' However, Alan Cox adds that 'the battle isn't over.' The EU software patent directive was criticised as anti-opensource and anti-smallbusiness, while the US patent office has granted various controversial patents like the one-click shopping."

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  1. Wow, what a bunch of fags! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Alan Cox? Wookey? Two slang terms for penis. I knew the Open Source community was a bunch of fags, but Jesus. At least try to make it not so fucking obvious.

  2. Alan Cox is a moron by mkavanagh2 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Does anyone else remember that he supported voting for the UKIP purely on the basis that getting the UK out of europe would get us away from European software patents? What an asshat.

  3. You FAIL iT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    found out aboute the