Am 2005-06-06 12:10:02, schrieb Xavier Roche: > 922 patents (including software patents, still 'illegal' in Europe) > were issued by Nokia, by the way: > <http://swpat.ffii.org/players/nokia/index.en.html> > But IBM issued much more (at least 2620, according to ffii) software > patents.
For some month I have checked the list of patents and DON NOT BELIVE ALL what the ffii tells you !!! Many of those Patents a not related to OSS. And some others can not enforced. > Both IBM and Nokia said they won't sue open source developpers. For > the moment, at least. This is the real threat, IMHO: big companies > using open source for a while, and then.. killing it when they don't > need it anymore. You see realy black ? > I'm really pessimistic. Both council and commission are pro-swpat, > and are actively lobbying to pass the directive. The parliament will > have to find a global majority, or the directive will be approved. > A global majority, just before summer vacation. Good luck .. :-) Greetings Michelle -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSM LinuxMichi 0033/3/88452356 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)
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