<wpwrak>
"The HDL-64E's patented one-piece design" sigh.
<lekernel>
yeah well
<lekernel>
more often than not, new technology isn't open
<wpwrak>
that's one deplorable thing. the other is that "patented" is used as if it conveyed a positive connotation.
<wpwrak>
well, there were probably times when it was quite fashionable to praise the large quantity of slaves a business possessed, so ...
<lekernel>
linux is a copy of unix, git is a copy of bitkeeper, etc. and outside the little world of software, the situation is so awful rms does not want to look
<lekernel>
haha
<lekernel>
I tend to send this link http://totallyabsurd.com/ to people who believe 'patented' means 'good' :-)
<lekernel>
all the patents on this site that I checked are real :)
<wpwrak>
... you're (physically) a copy of your parents, ... without copying, there's no life. kinda weakens the whole "copying is evil" argument :)
<wpwrak>
(totallyabsurd) the ads on the page add a bit of a surreal touch :)