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Story: Wine development stifled by software patent
Posted by: Aaron Trevena (Friday 13 May 2005, 1:43 PM)
This is how Borland and IBM want open source to work - only allowed through their grace and favour.
There is no reason developers of software should go around to all the patent holding fiefs and barons begging patronage, protection and permission to do their job.
Borland did not need to patent this feature, they could have done an IBM and released free for all to use, or they could have published in a journal.
Borland chose to be part of the problem rather than part of the solution.
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Story: Wine development stifled by software patent
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The UK patent office denies the patent directive i... alan harding -
Response from Borland's Chief Scientist Danny Thor... Kevin Dean
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This is how Borland and IBM want open source... Aaron Trevena -
did you ask Borland about this? your article seems... Anonymous
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Borland refused to comment on the patent on t... Ingrid Marson
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Borland/IBM are not the enemies as such - they are... Cirilo Bernardo
