[arch-general] Patent protection

[Ng Oon-Ee]

On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 00:17 +0200, Ionuț Bîru wrote:
> On 12/08/2010 11:47 PM, Armando M. Baratti wrote:
> > Probably many of you know about the acquisition of 882 of Novell's
> > patents by a Microsoft organized consortium [1].
> >
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> >
> > Armando
> 
> stop spreading FUD
> 
The more paranoia and activity is generated around these sort of
'threats' on and off-line, the stronger Microsoft's hand will be.
Patent-based threats are both objective and subjective, these
initiatives strengthen the subjective aspect of it.