On Thu, 8 Jan 2009 02:31:34 +1100 Ian <darkstarsw...@gmail.com> babbled:
> > i'd rather not. 1. trollt.. err.. nokia deserve thanks for the core > > inspiration and initial work on their one - i didn't know how the code > > worked until later but i nutted out how it probably should work just by > > poking at it. so if anyone deserves a patent - it's them. 2. i'd rather > > this be well publicised and "out there" code in the public eye - so the > > idea is widespread and well known - thus serves as prior art pretty much > > making it impossible for someone to come along and patent the idea and make > > things a pain. get the ideas out there in code - in the public eye with a > > trail of history so it's available for everyone to see and use. if someone > > implements a better kbd but steals the same idea - i'm sticking my thumbs > > up going "good on-ya mate!" i want users and the community to benefit. 3. i > > fundamentally disagree with software patents - or at least the way they > > have been implemented. the vast majority i have seen are neither novel nor > > "non-obvious to someone skilled in the art". most are incredibly mundane > > straightforward things to "someone skilled in the art" and the system has > > been abused to further greed and misplace credit in the hands of those with > > more lawyers, not those who innovate the most or the best. be that as it > > may - the system is there and we are stuck with it. i'm not a crusader > > trying to bring it down - i don't have the time. got code to write and > > ideas to make happen :) but i hope in my little way i can shake my fist at > > the system and go "here... prior art. take that!". i'll let others fight > > the good fight in trying to reform the patent system. i'm just rattling my > > chains and moaning in my corner... 'brains! brains! braiiiiiins! need > > moooooore braaaaaaaaains!' :) > > Raster... you are my new hero. It's not the first time I've heard this > kind of argument (Andrew Tridgell made a very similar argument at a > CLUG meeting some time ago) and I completely agree with you. > > Good work on the keyboard, tridge is an awesome bloke. smart smart smart man. i'd aspire to be as smart as tridge one day when i grow up! :) (seriously - he is smart!) now... where's my braaaaaaaaains...... :) tnx :) -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community