[LUAU] Just received this from Mandrake

[R. Scott Belford]

DataStar wrote:
> Greetings!
> 
> That bastard Gates and Microsoft is at it again!  I haven't seen anything
> posted about this yet so here goes:
> --------------------------------

Thanks for the info.  Let's hope that the measure is removed before 
Monday.  The potential Achilles heal of OSS is that obscenely rigid 
adherence to certain patents and demanding royalties for their use could 
eliminate much of what we associate with operating system and GUIs.

There is actually a conference here next week at the East West Center to 
discuss the role of IP and OSS in developing countries.  There is a fine 
line between protecting innovation and stifling innovation.  If only the 
voices of those favoring measures that could stifle innovation are 
heard, we can guess the outcome and complain later.

The conference is discussed here.

http://lists.hosef.org/pipermail/luau/2004-April/015283.html


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--scott