I'd like to know this too. This intrigues me. Is IBM's proposition that they can make money with both IP and open source incorrect?
In my opinion, I do not believe that they IBM's model has a long-term future. IP inextricably competes with the existence of GPL open source and open source in general. kb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 1:44 PM To: Russell McOrmond Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Promotion of software patents == opposition to Open Source. Russell McOrmond scripsit: > My question still remains: Why is IBM in a very public way advertising > the benefits of Open Source and Linux, while at the same time lobbying > against Open Source in less visible (and less understood) public policy > circles? That's not a question, it's an argument. Try next door. Insofar as it really is a question, the answer is the same as for all "Why do they?" questions: money. -- John Cowan [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.reutershealth.com www.ccil.org/~cowan Original line from _The Warrior's Apprentice_ by Lois McMaster Bujold: "Only on Barrayar would pulling a loaded needler start a stampede toward one." English-to-Russian-to-English mangling thereof: "Only on Barrayar you risk to lose support instead of finding it when you threat with the charged weapon." -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3 ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ##### ##### ##### ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ##### ##### ##### ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
