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Intellectual Monopoly: The Origin of the Pieces
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| In fact, I have often drawn this comparison before, because I see very little
| distinction between the practise of physical slavery, and the equally
| reprehensible practise of intellectual slavery. Indeed, the latter may
| actually be more sinister, since it assumes ownership and control of that
| which touches all of us, not just an unfortunate few, and is a form of
| subjugation which travels silently and invisibly throughout all of society,
| tainting us and compromising our liberties, infecting us with the disease of
| intellectual monopoly, thus assuming ownership of our minds. More bluntly,
| Intellectual Property is a cancer.
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http://slated.org/intellectual_monopoly_the_origin_of_the_pieces
Related:
No Minix code in Linux Ever -- More Evidence
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| I saw an article the other day, repeating the mistaken view that there was
| Minix code in an early version of Linux. I knew that was not true, because
| for one thing Linus told us it was not true years ago. And Andrew Tanenbaum
| confirmed that Linus didn't use any Minix code, as did Eric Raymond. But
| here's some evidence for you cynics out there that I hope will settle that
| issue once and for all. It will at least make our historical record on
| Groklaw more complete. Anyway, it's our policy to provide all the evidence we
| can find, because I know you'd like to see it for yourself, not just listen
| to others' conclusions.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090419181306570
Interview with Dr Andrew S Tanenbaum
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| Andrew S Tanenbaum: A couple of years ago this guy called Ken Brown
| wrote a book saying that Linus stole Linux from me, from Minix,
| and therefore the intellectual property rights are unclear and
| therefore companies shouldn't use Linux because I might sue them.
|
| It later came out that Microsoft had paid him to do this --
| and I defended Linus. I wrote on my Web site saying that this
| guy Brown came through, visited me and I gave him the
| [correct] story.
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http://www.builderau.com.au/strategy/architecture/soa/Interview_with_Dr_Andrew_S_Tanenbaum/0,339028264,339273224,00.htm
http://tinyurl.com/3c78xz
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