BBC: Be Careful How You Code
Dec 17, 2004, 16:00 (12 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Bill Thompson)
"But small companies, and the free and open software movement do
not have any patents to trade.
"Much of the really useful software we use every day, programs
like the Apache web server, the GNU/Linux operating system and the
fearsomely popular Firefox browser, is developed outside company
structures by people who do not have legal departments to check for
patent infringements..."
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