Comments on: OpenSim developers warn against patents

By: Expert: Copyright bigger threat than patents to OpenSim – Hypergrid Business

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:48:46 +0000

[...] patent issue is not new to OpenSim. Core developers warned against OpenSim patents a year ago. Tré [...]

By: Patent Troll Hater

Patent Troll Hater — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:58:43 +0000

Patents and Patent Trolls are terrible for innovation, and they stifle Open Source projects. Patents need to be done away with, especially silly software patents. They are complete nonsense. The Supreme Court needs to abolish these silly "nuisance" patents. Software should be covered by Copyright, but NOT a patent. Patents should be for tangible objects, not software or business processes. Eliminate all software or business processes, and for tangible hardware patents should be limited to a maximum of a 5 year term. It's the only way American can stay competitive in the global market, and patents only get in the way of innovation in America. Patents should be ended completely, and we need to have a free and open Market (patent-free).

You can still copyright your code, which is more than enough protection.

By: apache web server experts only (Linux / Unix)? | Linux Backup Server

apache web server experts only (Linux / Unix)? | Linux Backup Server — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:53:18 +0000

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By: Patents Roundup: Bill Gates, Acacia, and Other Patent Trolls in the Headlines | Boycott Novell

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:05:42 +0000

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By: staff

staff — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:39:18 +0000

"In addition, it is very easy to violate someone’s patent — no actual code is necessary. As a result, software patents make it difficult for software developers to create new products, since there is always the overhanging threat of expensive patent lawsuits."

Manufacturers have had to deal with patents for ages. Why cant the software industry? Stop whining and get used to it.

By: c3

c3 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:35:46 +0000

fyi http://www.boston.com/business/technology/article…

i was looking for any "current" info toward the worlds.com vs ncsoft patent case filed in 2008…..

so far nothing online since june….

so much for the wiki blogging culture as journalism….

but this case "hear me" seems to be going and going…..

"software process patents" terrible idea.

if we/ my lawyers beleived it was possible in 1990, id own all you vr guys..:)

not rich and an LL meglomaniac cube