On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 11:17:52PM +1200, Lindsay wrote:
The only way to fight back against these software patent advocates is to think up idea's, get together with friends and supporters and patent all your idea's. That way, when these multinational rat-bags go to patent an idea - you've already done it.
to late. all the needed ideas ARE ALREADY PATENTED. i don't know about the state in NZ, but in europe (despite softwarepatents not being legal) and the US and many other places all those patents are gone. software always operates on a global level, so even if you have a patent in NZ, you will loose everywhere else outside NZ. and the most critical point: those huge multinational companies have thousands of patents. for every patent violation you may sue them for, they can sue you hundredfold for violating their patents. you only stand any chance if you do not develop any software at all, but that would be rather boring and may allow you to survive but not help softwaredevelopment at all. lets forget trying to outsmart the system, we need to change it. greetings, martin. -- cooperative communication with sTeam - caudium, pike, roxen and unix offering: programming, training and administration - anywhere in the world -- pike programmer travelling and working in europe open-steam.org unix system- bahai.or.at iaeste.(tuwien.ac|or).at administrator (caudium|gotpike).org is.schon.org Martin Bähr http://www.iaeste.or.at/~mbaehr/