[consulting] Patenting Drupal solutions

[Adam Mordecai]

The idea of patenting OPEN SOURCE software is sort of like worshipping  
The Devil in a Catholic Church full of parishioners in the middle of a  
service. The outcomes would be similar.

If they want a closed source solution, then they should build their  
own rather than trying to copyright the blood sweat and tears of  
thousands of developers all over the world and claiming it as their own.

When you see your client, please laugh in their face and pat them on  
the head as if they are a cute baby goat in a petting zoo.

Adam Mordecai
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On Dec 12, 2008, at 11:42 AM, Brett Evanson wrote:

I'm working with a client that has asked me this question: "Is
anything we are doing patentable?".

What sort of things are patentable within open source development?
What sort of issues are there with specific licenses? Where do I even
go to start here?

Any help is much appreciated.

-- 
Brett Evanson
brettev at gmail.com
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