Ricky, don't you think that "weapon of the elite... to further their own interests" would be offensive to anyone?
On Aug 8, 6:25 am, Ricky Clarkson <[email protected]> wrote: > It's easy to forget how sensitive religious people are when you're not > around them. Most people I choose to talk to are atheists (that's not > actually how I choose, at least not consciously), but all my wife's > family are Catholics; before I was around them I'd have said something > like that without worrying too much. > > On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 3:32 AM, Carl Jokl <[email protected]> wrote: > > Great to see how attacking software patents turns to a slur on > > religion. > > > I thought this group was comprised of technologists and other 'so > > called' professionals > > who would be expected to understand how offensive that kind of remark > > could be to many people. I don't know about whether my taking > > exception to it checked or unchecked. > > > On Aug 8, 1:59 am, mP <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I wonder if religious people support patents more than non religious, > >> primarily because patents are a weapon of the elite to further their > >> own interests rather like the Bible and other so called holy books. > > >> On Aug 8, 4:47 am, Ricky Clarkson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > Only Cedric Beust that I know of. > > >> > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 2:40 PM, phil swenson <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> > >http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2011/08/time-to-really-deal-with-the-... > > >> > > -- > >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > > Groups "The Java Posse" group. > >> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > > [email protected]. > >> > > For more options, visit this group > >> > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
