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What peculiar semanticsWhat peculiar semanticsPosted Oct 29, 2012 11:27 UTC (Mon) by njwhite (subscriber, #51848)In reply to: What peculiar semantics by wookey Parent article: Airlie: raspberry pi drivers are NOT useful
> they think they are special, and have all patented themselves into corners
It's ironic that patents have forced them to be even more secretive about the workings of their products, given that the entire point is supposed to be reducing secrecy. Not that anybody here needs convincing that patents in our space are harmful...
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What peculiar semantics Posted Oct 31, 2012 0:36 UTC (Wed) by JanC_ (guest, #34940) [Link]
All of them are afraid that they are probably unknowingly using some patented technology (they can't check a zillion patents), and opening up would make a lawsuit about that more likely...
So yes, patents are having the opposite effect as to what they were intended for.
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