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Stephen Downes

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There are some serious disputes over software patents and open standards, and Wilbert Kraan nails the point of contention exactly: "The anti versus pro software patent debate also has major consequences for the process of setting interoperability standards. Inclusion of someone's known patent in a standard immediately locks the open source competition out of that market, and often discriminates against smaller commercial software houses and newcomers."

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