[odf-discuss] Sue me first, Microsoft!

[Christian Einfeldt]

hi

On 5/19/07, Jean Hollis Weber <jeanweber at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Brilliant, Christian! I just added my name, and I'll publicise it
> everywhere I can.
> Cheers! --Jean


Thanks tons, Jean!!  It is really great IMHO that lots of people from
outside the US are signing up.  That is the key -- the world is much bigger
than US patent laws.  It really seems as if we are approaching a digital
tipping point.  Now we have maneuvered ourselves into a position where
Microsoft is relying on a minority law in a country of only 350 million
people (the US) and they are trying to leverage that law, but they can only
take it so far.

The thing that really scares me is not the patent lawsuit or even patents at
all.  It's the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that scares me.  That is
one of the most briliant moves to stop the spread of FOSS in the developing
world, where it really counts.  I am so scared of BMGF.

Christian Einfeldt wrote:
> > Maybe this is a good idea, maybe not.  For the purposes of fighting the
> > Microsoft patent FUD, I have publicly challenged Microsoft to sue me
> > first for patent violations, if any, due to the fact that I use OOo and
> > several GNU Linux distros and whole bunch of FOSS besides that...
> >
> >
> http://digitaltippingpoint.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sue_me_first_Microsoft_list
> >
> > If anyone on this list would like to join us, I would be grateful!
> > Also, if anyone thinks that this story is newsworthy, I would also be
> > grateful for a mention on digg or /.   Thanks either way! [...]
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