Stallman gets it right on patents
The way of the Free Software Foundation is to insist on purity. The way of open source is to seek compromises.
Once again these two camps have come up against each other - and the issue this time is patents. Last year, the Open Source Development Lab, which refers to itself grandiosely as the "centre of gravity of Linux", set in motion a project called Open Source as Prior Art; the project's aim is to "see fewer poor quality patents."
The OSAPA says it also wishes to help people defend themselves against bad patents. "Our strategy to achieve this is simple; help the USPTO (the US Patent and Trademark Office) use Open Source as prior art."
A week ago, FSF founder Richard Stallman voiced his objection to the project. RMS, as he is better known, objects to the fact that this is a temporary solution.
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