Re: polarization
- From: Xavier Bestel <n0made free fr>
- To: Bruce Perens <bruce perens com>
- Cc: hp redhat com, sam uchicago edu, atai atai org, bruce perens com, foundation-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: polarization
- Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 09:49:08 +0100
On ven, 03 nov 2000 07:53:37 Bruce Perens wrote:
[...]
> Warning: apocalyptic prediction ahead: Some day, a number of corporations
will
> band together and attempt to enforce a collection of patents against free
> software in an organized manner. They will portray us as IP thieves. They
will
> have ties to our corporate friends that our friends won't be able to ignore.
> Don't we want to have a war-chest for that day?
>
> And we haven't even touched on what could happen in legislatures, rather
than
> the courts. We are getting big enough that we've become a target for
pernicious
> legislation sponsored by proprietary software manufacturers.
Bruce, your horror stories seem so ... realistic.
I'm affraid they're just plain anticipation, not fiction.
Xav
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