[lug] A war to Free World?

[bdoctor at ps-ax.com]

One acronym explains this whole thing: FUD.  Nothing new from MS :)

-brad

> Yea, I've notices that open source software has *so* much more "product
> instability", since it doesn't crash or freeze several times a day like
> Windoze ;-)
> 
> I'm curious about his claim that it will lead to "a breakdown of common
> industry design standards that could force valuable intellectual property
> into the public domain." Even if there *were* a breakdown of standards (like
> that would be anything new), HOW does that force ANYTHING into the public
> domain???? Besides, isn't that what happens to new technology after the
> patent runs out anyway?
> 
> Terry