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Authored by: stegu on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 07:36 AM EDT |
It is interesting to read about how Oracle and
others have changed their minds about software
patents over the past decade or two, but I cannot
help thinking that it really doesn't matter what
they said or thought ten years ago. If they suddenly
change their minds and decide that software patents
are now a good thing and the path forward, it is their
right to do so. As long as no formal agreements
and official promises have been made, it's perfectly
normal for a company to make an about-face if it
seems likely to them that it will earn them money.
Sun made some statements concerning their desire
to keep Java open and free, but to what extent, if
at all, is Oracle formally bound to making good on
those "promises"?
The problem is that software patents are now regarded
as a money making machine. Short term benefits are
allowed to overshadow long term strategy and survival,
and that shift of focus is a debilitating disease that
is spreading everywhere.
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