I only know of products, and the reputation Microsoft has with other
developers. If you partner with them, you're screwed.
They don't honor non disclosure agreements.
I don't keep a file on them, or know of specific patents they have borrowed.
And I'm not saying that borrowing patents is always a bad thing. If somebody
wants to use mine, I will probably give it to them, so long s they promise
to not compete with the global file system dream. I will provide an open and
democratic method of joining in, instead of competing. Just like you guys
do, and here I am speaking with all of you.
I also recognize that some companies like IBM will constantly throw money at
patents, just to try to exclude everybody else to the highest possible
degree.
I only want to exclude Microsoft and novell from stealing the design.
Once I get the patents, its going to be basically free, so long as its used
to achieve my dream of a global file system. There are other uses for the
technology, such as a fault tolerant military file system, and for that they
won't use my authentication service. Sounds dumb, but if the government
wants it, I'm going to give it to them for free, in return for the Internet,
and SE-Linux. If IBM wants to use it, for another purpose, then I may get
some spending cash from them, but I'm not excluding anybody. If an
individual wants to use it for their project, I only ask for a description
of what they are aiming for, then I'll probably give it to them.
I don't want to have a VHR vs Beta issue, or a dozen flavors of the same
thing, that all originated from my invention of a method of permanent
caching. Basically, I consider 2% of my design to be unique, and the rest to
be filler, as a way of accomplishing it.
I also recognize that Microsoft is where they are, because of their focus on
management and business issues.
They have superior marking. I'm also glad that Linus has somewhat united the
Unix community.
Its funny, I look at Windows VS Unix kinda like China vs India. China is
Microsoft, and centrally managed.
India is like unix, and democratically managed. Microsoft is focused, unix
isn't, they argue among themselves too often.
Weird analogy, but the point is that China appears to have made a bit more
progress than India, when you compare their management styles side by side.
And understand, I'd rather be a poor Indian, than a rich commie. But one has
to acknowledge that there are advantages to dictatorship, vs democracy. When
Poland got invaded, they argued about how to handle it. They didn't have a
strong commander in chief to immediately act (oversimplification).
I'm only pointing out that democracy, and the unix and internet style of
doing things, doesn't stand up to the Microsoft mentality.
The patents and trademarks and simply an insurance policy. Money well spent
as far as I'm concerned.
By doing it right from the start, I intend to deter the situation, so I
don't ever have to deal with it in the first place.
Again, I have much more in common with the democratic unix style, but I'm
putting on the suit and tie and playing the game by its rules in this
situation.
Once you get the holy grail, the job becomes keeping it.
I truly believe I've got it.
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 6:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [freenet-tech] RE: I've designed a global file system, it will
obsolete N...
Why not give us patent numbers? Nothing of any probative value can be
gleened from patents, but they would give us an idea of what you're talking
about.
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