[Patents] Burce Perens: Software Patents vs. Free Software

[Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@inria.fr> (Bernard Lang)]

A very polular theme, it seems:


Protection is expensive.  One should pay to be protected.

  Gregory Aharonian, Patent Buster
  Thales, Weapon Dealer
  Al Capone, Ganster



On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 11:43:10AM +0200, Stefane Fermigier wrote:
> On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 05:38:14AM -0400, Gregory Aharonian wrote:
> > >From who's pockets?
> > 
> > Patent applicants should pay more to get patents.  That's whose pockets.
> 
> So only rich people (read, companies) deserve to get patents ?
> 
> Great idea!
> 
>       S.
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