Re: [Fsfe-uk] The Reg on RMS in London

[Robin Green]

On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 05:00:47PM +0100, Alex Hudson wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-05-25 at 16:32, James Heald wrote:
> > ... doesn't like his dead Africans analogy
> >     http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/25/stallman_lecture/
> 
> I found that commentary strange. When I read it, I assumed RMS was
> drawing a parallel between software patents blocking innovation and
> pharmaceutical patents blocking healthcare

Good point - he could well have been. However, I don't think he mentioned
the pharmaceutical angle explicitly - or maybe he did and I was just not
paying attention. Anyway, it came accross to me as quite jarring.
-- 
Robin

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