:The Software Patents Situation and How It Affects Free Software
The Software Patents Situation and How It Affects Free Software
Aug 4, 2008, 22 :30 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (4841 reads) (Other stories by Roy Schestowitz)
"The sad reality is that codecs are one of the main issues and barriers to FOSS (this goes back to an older discussion). In order to limit their damage, software patents must be abolished and not spread to more countries."