[Ubuntu-PH] Microsoft's Patent against FOSS

[Dean Michael Berris]

On 5/17/07, Jopes <jofellxcite at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm sorry if I really feel it's OK to discuss it here. I might be violating
> "mailing list rules" because of this post. Anyway, I'm sorry but can I ask
> if there were any rules? Does any of you really feel it's bad to discuss
> this "nonsense" here?
>

It's not about "bad" or "against the rules". I just said I felt it was
"wrong" this being an Ubuntu mailing list. I might be wrong according
to someone else's criteria though, so kick me out of the list if you
want.

> Anyway, just going back to the topic. The reason why we **really** need to
> discuss it here instead of Slashdot and other "big" sites is because we need
> to discuss it with the **local scene** in mind. Mr. Allan from Davao asked
> how will it affect our use of FOSS here in the Philippines.
>

I thought this was already answered in the earlier posts that in
short, it wouldn't or at least shouldn't. I merely said, that to nip
the bud of this turning into a political "Patents are Evil, and
Microsoft is Evil" thread, I posted what I posted. Apparently doing
that spawned yet another philosophical masturbation of sorts going to
the discussion of "wrong" and "bad".

> Anyway. I'm really sorry if I went political. It's just **my preference** to
> discuss political aspects of FOSS which, **in my idea**, is essential in
> advocating its use. Please kick me off the mailing list if I really sound
> "inappropriate".
>

I don't care about your preferences. I just hope you considered that
other people (like me) would rather not read/proliferate speculation
in a forum/mailing list meant for something entirely different.
Hmmm... Maybe people should kick me off the list.

Thank you.

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