Kevin M. Dean wrote: > Ringo, I'm sure your intent with that was good, but I kind of find it > ironic you picked both global warming and smoking. I disagree with the > concept of global warming.
What does that mean? You don't think global warming is occuring? Up until 3 weeks ago, I was also a smoker. I hope you still agree smoking causes health problems. > Apple's Mac OS X is *just* as restrictive as the Microsoft EULA. Apple > probably holds as many "software patents" as Microsoft does. Yes, but Apple isn't using FUD to try to intimidate GNU/Linux users. When's the last time you heard them say GNU/Linux infringed their "IP". That's the difference. > to *everyone* meeting those circumstances, we not only look like > hypocrits, but we're also damaging our own mission. The circumstances are not the same. Both are proprietary, but only one is making infringement claims. > I personally think our collective energy would be better spent educating > people as to why broad patents are a problem, rather than worrying about > Microsoft's (or any one company's) misuse of them. They are not mutually exclusive. Matthew Flaschen
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