On 2/28/07, Thomas Vecchione <seablaede@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > > That's exactly what I mean. No one cares when people abuse the broken > US patent system to make life hard for a bunch of free software > developers. Maybe things will improve now that it's happening to > people like Research in Motion and Microsoft and big pharma, who are > in a position to buy some legislation to fix it. Yes but do you really think they would buy legislation to fix the system, or just to strengthen their own position?
That's of course an issue - it could get worse. I am encouraged by recent changes in the political climate in the US though. Lee
