Patents threaten open source model train software

Created by Stuart Yeates (University of Oxford) on April 21, 2006

Digital Lifestyles is carrying an article about what appears to be a case of pure intimidation of an open source project by a commercial competitor.

I have real reservations about whether commercial software can survive in fields of endeavour such as this, in which a large proportion of the participants hobbyists are doing it out of love. Such fields are ideal cradles for open source software, and to be frank, it's hard to see how businesses can compete, especially when they shelling out money to IPR lawyers...

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		Patents threaten open source model train software Created by Stuart Yeates (University of Oxford) on April 21, 2006 Digital Lifestyles is carrying an article about what appears to be a case of pure intimidation of an open source project by a commercial competitor. I have real reservations about whether commercial software can survive in fields of endeavour such as this, in which a large proportion of the participants hobbyists are doing it out of love. Such fields are ideal cradles for open source software, and to be frank, it's hard to see how businesses can compete, especially when they shelling out money to IPR lawyers... Intellectual Property \| intellectual property law \| intellectual property rights \| Open Source \| Patent \| patent law \| Patents \| Software Patents Stuart's blog Login or register to post comments 4671 reads
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