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Story: IBM patent sparks open source code rewrite
Posted by: Developer Boy (Thursday 14 April 2005, 10:45 AM)
Just because the developers in question may not have an accurate understanding of the legal position doesn't mean this story shouldn't be reported.
I would suggest that the reporting highlights a much more interesting issue which is that open source developers can't afford expensive lawyers to work out this stuff and are (by de-facto) having to play safe.
If IBM was really genuine about opening up intellectual property, they could do so in a much more pro-active and supportive manner.
Whether deliberate or not, it's current approach to patents (and open source more generally) seems to be driven by public relations needs, rather than a genuine belief that the business model works ...
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Story: IBM patent sparks open source code rewrite
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Actually, I don't think this event raises... Josh Berkus
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This is highly irresponsible reporting. The linux... Anonymous
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It’s going to get harder, not easier as “open... Fulton Wilcox -
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