Re: [Patents] Re: IBM, Microsoft, BEA Snub W3C

[Seth Johnson <seth.johnson@RealMeasures.dyndns.org>]

The key is building a movement that publicly violates the premises of each
instance.  Recruit people to draw the line.

Seth Johnson

Xavi Drudis Ferran wrote:
> 
> Then maybe we all agree that specific cases like ebXML should be used to
> raise attention to more serious (general) issues such as swpats.
> 
> Fighting all specific instances one by one, à la Sisiphus, is a
> pointless workaround, but publishing them to ask for solving the
> general problem can potentially fix the bug.
> 
> El Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 11:20:26PM -0400, Richard Stallman deia:
> >
> > When I say that something is general and abstract, that does not mean
> > it is harmless or that we should not try to fight it.  That is not the
> > point.  The point is that the specific requirement to do business with
> > a particular company ought to scandalise some people who won't agree
> > with us on the general patent issue or the general DMCA issue.  Let's
> > look for ways to make use of this.

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