Re: Free software versus software idea patents (was: Python benefits over Cobra)

2011-04-12 Thread sturlamolden
On 7 apr, 09:39, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > It's astonishing how anti-Mono FUD just won't die. (Something can be > true, and still FUD. "Oh no, people might *choke* on a peanut, or have an > allergic reaction, we must label every piece of food May Contain Nuts > just in case, because you never know

Re: Free software versus software idea patents (was: Python benefits over Cobra)

2011-04-07 Thread flebber
On Apr 7, 7:17 pm, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Steven D'Aprano > > wrote: > > Do you want to know who scares me? Google and Apple. Google, because > > they're turning software from something you run on your own computer to > > something you use on a distant server you