Story: Sun has betrayed us all
Posted by: cybervegan (Friday 8 October 2004, 4:02 PM)
This could be the catalyst that kicks the EU into touch about software patents. Without them, this cannot happen - and we're far better off that way over here.
It is not, however, the end of the software industry, nor of free software. It just means that America (and any nation which mimics its software patents system) will be excluded from the party.
Unfortunately, if the EU commission listens to the megacorps, we'll have the same problem over here within a year or so, and we'll all be in the same boat, except for developing countries and eastern Asia.
You thought off-shoring was a problem: America has just blown off the other foot and hobbled its whole IT industry by giving the playground bully a pat on the back, and exrtra "pocket money".
Now you see why patents are evil - not just software patents, just *especially* software patents.
Developing IT technology is about to become akin to rolling round naked on a floor covered in thumb-tacks.
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Sun??? No, Kodak has f-ed us all. Put the blame w... Mike Schwager
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Unfortunately, Sun's actions are indicative of the... Dave Hall
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Is the current patent system a problem? Yes. The... Anonymous
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So sun gets sued by Kodak and they're the bad guys... Anonymous
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A jury has found that Sun Microsystems infringed o... Anonymous
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What a poor article!
You can only "betray" someone... renox
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Let the Americans prat about to their hearts conte... Andy Crofts
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Sun Did Fight Kodak In Court...
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I develop software for the mobile market. Our late... Anonymous
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The fastest way to make software more secret is to... Simon Gentry
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In fact, under US current copyrigth Law, Sun had Z... John C. Danielson, II
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Firstly, we'd like to express our extreme disappo... May Petry
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"Sun Corporate Communications" called the ZDN... Hartmut Pilch
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Sun did the honorable thing! Kodak should be a ash... Bob Leder
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