[ILUG] ``Patent absurdity'' - RMS in _The_Guardian_

[Brian Foster]

apologies to those who have seen this article before...

 “Patent absurdity

  “If patent law had been applied to novels in the 1880s,
   great books would not have been written.  If the EU
   applies it to software, every computer user will be
   restricted, says Richard Stallman.”

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,1510566,00.html

 “© 2005 Richard Stallman (rms at gnu.org).  Verbatim copying
  and distribution of this entire article are permitted
  worldwide without royalty in any medium provided this
  notice is preserved.“

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