Re: [Patents] pooling patents, version 2

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

On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 11:58:26PM +0100, Bernard Lang wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Jan 05, 2003 at 03:01:38PM -0200, Rik van Riel wrote:
> > On Sun, 5 Jan 2003, Simo Sorce wrote:
> > 
> > > Patents in software is the death of SMEs and given the fact that SMEs
> > > are very important in italy (and Europe too) I fear the complete
> > > annihilation of our software production industry. That would mean total
> > > subjugation of Europe to USA for what regards software development.
> > 
> > Given this fact, I'm amazed none of you are even willing to
> > discuss a possible way to save the SMEs if software patents
> > are pushed through the EPO regulations.
> > 
> > I appreciate the fact that you're trying to win this battle,
> > and you might win, but the fact that you're unwilling to even
> > discuss what to do if this battle is lost doesn't spell well
> > for your future...
> 
> Did you ever see a politician accepting to talk about what he would do
> in case of failure.
>   The eventuality of failure is never something to be discussed,
> especially in public.

  sorry... wrong word ... different meaning in French,

  I meant the possibility of failure is never to be discussed


...  and is also a waste of time that can be put to better use.

>   Furthermore  ... the world changes ...
> 
> Bernard
> 
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