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> Closed Source isn't Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property |
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> merely is what it is. And what it is quite simply is 'property' (in |
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> whatever physical manifestation that takes) generated by one's |
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> Intellect(good old grey matter). Closed or Open source is merely a |
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> legal framework that defines how persons (other then the 'owner' of |
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> said IP) may use the IP in question. |
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> Organizations like Microsoft chose to put a heavily restrictive legal |
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> framework around the IP (closed source) whereas FLOSS organizations |
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> tend to put less restrictive legal frameworks around their IP (open |
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> source). And regardless of how restrictive (or not) the legal |
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> framework is, it still exists in one form or another. |
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> -Drew |
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but it is very often used combined, when you will ask ATI "why cannot |
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you open drivers" you will hear "because of there are a number of |
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patents which we 'probably violate' so we cannot open source" |
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and - of course - the second, more dangerous sample could be Microsoft, |
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with all this actions which can cause the "moving on the screen cursor" |
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will be unavailable for other then M$ systems, because it violates their |
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patents, and their engineers and their families will die from hunger if |
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we will not buy their OS |
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of course, this is very simplified what I said, however this business |
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model is really not so good for the development of culture, technology, |
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--->> whole humanity.... |
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true story from my life : my girl-friends father bought in China (as he |
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is working on ships and he was close to there for a few months) DVD |
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player, small and nice. than he brings it to home (Poland), bought a |
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"Space Odyssey 2001" ... and how do you think ?? could he see the movie? |
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of course NOT, because of the region was NOT correct. and please tell me |
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- is it right ? legaly bought, but NOT_USABLE... and he was so surprised |
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when he just found himself, that - in fact - he is NOT free with this |
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technology. |
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regards, |
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Piotr |
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