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Stallman Unimpressed by Nokia Patent Pledge
Joe Barr writes "NewsForge is running a commentary by Richard Stallman on the recent PR blitz by Nokia concerning their promise not to enforce patent claims against the Linux kernel project. Stallman's take? "In effect, Nokia is lobbying the European Union to give Nokia and many others a new kind of weapon to shoot at software authors and users with--and telling the legislators, 'Don't worry, it's safe to let private armies carry these guns, because we promise that our gunmen won't shoot anyone in that building.'""
When did RMS become such a cynic?
You misspelt your name Godwin.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
A Nokia executive has publicly stated, "Our failure to impress Richard M. Stallman is a failure to the entire open source community. We are greatly ashamed that we could not meet the golden standards of such a modern visionary as Mr. Stallman, a man who has contributed much to society in the form of... We're not sure, but we're very ashamed that Mr. Stallman 'is not impressed.' As a result, Nokia will never again attempt to collaborate with the open source community. We are just not the type of corporation that can handle rejection."
The executive later killed himself.
hello dear sirs my name is jamesh i are india (bihar) can u guide me install red had linux 9?
Patents don't kill innovation, people with patents kill innovation.
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He forgot to mention the children...
Without software patents innocent children will die of hunger, PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!
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Hmm, so the number of trolls is inversely proportional to the distance into the "right"? Microsoft must be so far into the "right" they looped back around.
Nokia wants to invade Poland?
Both the Linux kernel and the GNU tools are essential for an operating system.
I see and have used lots of Operating Systems that dont rely on either the Linux kernel or the GNU tools. Neither are essential for an operating system, but both are often seen in operating systems, quite frequently together in the GNU/Linux OS. Please dont make it sound like an OS cant exist without the Linux kernel or the GNU tools.
At the same time, just because somebody is espousing their beliefs it doesn't mean they can't be crackpot beliefs that are ripe for mocking.
Freedom of speech. He can say what he wants, and I can say what I want about what he said.