[OT] Free software versus software idea patents

Fri Apr 8 12:10:55 EDT 2011

Westley Martínez wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-04-08 at 01:41 -0500, harrismh777 wrote:
>>
>> Freedom isn't free... you have to fight for it... always.
> 
> Why should a business listen to you? You're not gonna buy any software
> anyways.
> 

 From a thread a few months back I can say there are a couple companies 
with posters on this list that are successful in supporting *and 
selling* open-source software.

~Ethan~