@aral a particular peeve of mine is companies that benefit enormously from the web wanting to patent stuff on top of it.
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@aral : you should ask him what the economic value of open source (i.e. open tech and things built on open tech) is compared to proprietary. -
@aral : especially given the internet, cloud, big data, mobile etc are all built upon open source components. -
@aral : without open source there would be no GooG, no AMZN, no internet, no AAPL, no 3d printers, no smart phones ... oh, it's a long list. - 2 more replies
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@aral This is hilarious, in the "tedious and slightly scary" sense... -
@doismellburning ho! Another Glass! cc@pdGlass -
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@doismellburning do you know anything about your last name? I was just given mine but adore etymologies! :) -
@Baxley My paternal grandfather was from London; that's all I know! Keep meaning to find out more. What about you?
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