[Humour/Meme] ZDNet Promoting LOT/OIN as a Force for Good. Says a Lot About ZDNet...

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2020-06-30 09:16:13 UTC
Modified: 2020-06-30 09:16:13 UTC

We're omitting the new ZDNet link (context may not matter much here)

On second thought: We support software patents; We also support what software patents attack

Summary: ZDNet has long been a mouthpiece or a parrot for LOT and OIN (overlaps exist); that says so much about the software patents agenda of ZDNet and its parent company, which became defunct 6 months ago, then passed to friends of Bill Gates (privately-owned)

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[Humour/Meme] ZDNet Promoting LOT/OIN as a Force for Good. Says a Lot About ZDNet...

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