> >Any problem gets fixed only when > > >1) it starts affecting a large enough number of people; and > >2) they start complaining loudly enough; AND > >3) actually start doing something about it. > > >All of which is orthogonal to the issue of whether the thing being > >complained about is right or wrong. > > >What was your point, again? I thought I should add one to the patent troll list, corporates patenting genomic sequences of plans and animals which is part of biodiversity in India :)
Anish Mohammed Twitter: anishmohammed http://uk.linkedin.com/in/anishmohammed On 11 Dec 2011, at 11:29, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11-Dec-11 4:17 PM, Venkat Mangudi wrote: >> A few years ago, everyone was riding the economic boom and totally >> content with things as they were. Whether we were paying bank fees or >> bribes, things were hunky dory except for the odd one speaking up >> against it. It went unnoticed, the speaking up part, that is. Now, the >> world seems to be in an economic crisis and suddenly everyone is sitting >> up and finding someone to blame. So the Americans (for the most part) >> blame the 1%, the middle east blame the dictators and Indians blame the >> corrupt. Yesterday there was a big hullabaloo over Apple patent >> trolling. Patent trolling is old story and most of the large companies, >> especially telcos, have been doing it for decades. So why are we going >> nuts about it now? > > Any problem gets fixed only when > > 1) it starts affecting a large enough number of people; and > 2) they start complaining loudly enough; AND > 3) actually start doing something about it. > > All of which is orthogonal to the issue of whether the thing being > complained about is right or wrong. > > What was your point, again? > > Udhay > > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) >
