From Part 2:
“Right now a person with a bright new programming idea and a
full time job that doesn’t involve commercializing bright new
programming ideas for the employer faces a tough problem.“How tough it is depends on where the person is, because
licensing and patent issues will affect his choices quite
differently in different parts of the world–everything from the
finders-keepers attitude state officials enjoy in Communist China
to cronyism and a resurgent class of above the law families in
Europe and Canada…”
Complete
Story (Part 2: SCO, Patents, and Money)
Complete
Story (Part 3: Licensing Clarity)
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