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IBM says software patents drive OSS development
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| In its Amicus Brief to the US Supreme Court on the Bilski case, IBM is
| arguing that "patent protection has promoted the free sharing of source code
| [...] which has fueled the explosive growth of open source software
| development."
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| Read also page 42 of the IBM letter:
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| In addition, disclosure of software inventions promotes collaboration
| among software developers (such as open source development)
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| Insane.
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http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-179907/ibm-says-software-patents-drive-oss-development
Slashdot comments:
IBM's Supreme Court Brief Says That Patents Drive Free Software
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/09/03/1616220/IBMs-Supreme-Court-Brief-Says-That-Patents-Drive-Free-Software
Recent:
IBM flings FUD at Neon zPrimers
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| Â50 cash back & Â50 off selected Toshiba laptops
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| As El Reg anticipated when the zPrime mainframe acceleration software tool
| was announced by Neon Enterprise Software, the tool has not only gotten the
| attention of IBM, but has compelled Big Blue to warn its customers about
| using it.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/30/ibm_zprime_response/
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