Jan Depner wrote: >On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 12:57, Mark Knecht wrote: > > >>On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:55:05 -0600, Jan Depner <eviltwin69@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >>>On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 09:17, Mark Knecht wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:03:40 +0100, Esben Stien <executiv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>Frank Barknecht <fbar@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>So basically they want to protect their investment in getting >>>>>>knowledge of how to implement a powerful firewire interface from the >>>>>>eyes of other hardware manufacturers. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>A society where you put money higher than cooperating with other >>>>>people is not a good society, in my opinion. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Socialism - it ain't pretty... >>>> >>>> >>>Really. I was going to point out that that is exactly what Karl Marx >>>(or was that Groucho) said. You can see how well that worked out. >>> >>>Jan >>> >>> >>> >>Groucho was a genius. Not so sure about Karl. >> >> >> > Personally, I prefer the Ritz Brothers. > > > >>Of course, I should have added that he has a right to his opinion, but >>so do I. I believe in patents, intellectual property, and the right of >>a corporation to deceptively market products to me in an attempt to >>get my money. I do not believe companies owe me anything, whether I've >>given them money or not, and Santa Claus. >> >> >> > > Wait... what about Santa Claus? > > But....There is no Sanity Clause~~ R~ >Jan > > > > >
