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> I was congratulated warmly and people were excited about the future of software patents. Nowadays, however, the climate in universities at least is very different, and Richard Stallman is almost single-handedly responsible for the change. (The business community, on the other hand, is still excited.)

Written in 2006... O tempora o mores!



Actually, in 1991.


Hm, so it was. Still, he didn't modify or add any kind of footnote or disclaimer or update when he posted it in 2006, which is suggestive. One indeed wonders if he is still keen on patents...


I don't see where he claims he is keen on patents. He claims that business are, which is truer now than it ever was.




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