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Re:When Open Becomes Opaque: The Changing Face of Open-Sourc... by unintendedcons on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:45PM (#36789370)
Chinese practices poisoning the well for everybody, again?
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Re:When Open Becomes Opaque: The Changing Face of Open-Sourc... by undersuit on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @01:35PM (#36790173)
Why did we make a well with a button on it that says "don't press; releases poison"?
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Re:When Open Becomes Opaque: The Changing Face of Open-Sourc... by jimmyk2 on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @06:21PM (#36794299)
The button spits out 1/10 of 1¢ every time it is pressed.

The man pressing the button has his own reservoir of clean water.

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Re:When Open Becomes Opaque: The Changing Face of Open-Sourc... by mcdonje on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @02:05PM (#36790640)
China is hardly alone in patent-trolling and government subsidized predatory pricing. The boogyman narrative is a bit of a red herring. Our patent system is broken. Our copyright system is broken. IP laws stifle innovation and are abused by public and private entities. China is just currently abusing fundamentally flawed systems better than everyone else.
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