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____/ nessuno on Sunday 13 Jun 2010 11:26 : \____
> <Quote>
> Is it a real fee or a nuisance fee? Thatâs a question I have asked for
> years, one Microsoft has deliberately refused to answer as it
> continues to sign companies to claims that may or may not hold up in
> court.
>
> I really suspect itâs a nuisance fee, a symbol that lets Microsoft
> into the open source tent as a corporate member despite its spending
> years fighting open source with every weapon at its disposal.
> </Quote>
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/mueller-calls-oin-a-scam/6613
I personally view OIN as a temporary fix. I know other people who have been feeling
the same way for several years. The real solution is abolition of software patents.
Florian comes from Europe (where we don't have software patents), so the
difference in perspectives ought to make sense.
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