On Friday 10 September 2010 20:27:31 A. Mani wrote: > http://www.ilug-cal.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id= >165&Itemid=36
Some quibbles in the interest of accuracy "The latter is basically software with no associated license and hence can in principle be exploited by proprietary closed source software producers and patent trolls" Patent trolls cant exploit public domain software as it would count as prior art. " Complete implementation of FOSS in all spheres may be substantially hindered under capitalist governments, but that is an issue against capitalism in general." Crony capitalism might be more appropriate. In a truly capitalistic society, a naturally bounded balance of closed and open software would exist, with the closed makers (imo) being in a very narrow minority. Even in the present scenario if blatantly illegal (as already decided in court) deals, licences, non-refund on bundled goods etc were imposed with disgorgement, most closed software vendors and a large number of hardware vendors would be bankrupt by now. -- Rgds JTD _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
