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Good riddance. Everything about her has been a disaster. From her single edit history to her statement that she was afraid to address the community. She even h

by booop 11y ago

Good riddance. Everything about her has been a disaster. From her single edit history to her statement that she was afraid to address the community. She even has her name on a damn SOFTWARE PATENT. What were they thinking when they put her in charge?

hyperpape 11y ago
If you have a list of programming heros, it would be a nice exercise to find out how many of them have their names on a software patent. Probably quite a few of them. I don't like software patents, but having your name on one isn't the same as being a patent troll.
xlayn 11y ago
If she has a software patent, it could mean she understands how the system works, you wouldn't hire a lawyer who doesn't have a title, on the other hand, one that has written a law would appear more knowledgeable. What I suspect is the problem is this "The Board tasked me with making changes to serve the next generation and ensure our impact in the future," I would suspect if this is not political correct wording for "let's make money".
- booop 11y ago
  > If she has a software patent, it could mean she understands how the system works, you wouldn't hire a lawyer who doesn't have a title, on the other hand, one that has written a law would appear more knowledgeable. You're being too considerate. It's not like hiring a lawyer who's written a law or has a title. It's like saying a lawyer needs to commit a crime to be a better lawyer.
  - Someone1234 11y ago
    > It's like saying a lawyer needs to commit a crime to be a better lawyer. That's a ridiculous analogy. I am no fan of software patents either but likening them to a crime is just absurd.
    - marrs 11y ago
      a bit like file sharing then
  - zaphar 11y ago
    Except that software patents are not criminal, they are legal. You may wish they weren't but they are. His analogy is far more appropriate than yours. I also wish software patents didn't exist. But I'm not foolish enough to think I can pretend they don't.
tsycho 11y ago
I don't know her work history, but I can easily speculate innocuous reasons why her name could be on a patent. 1/ A previous employer may have filed it on her work. There doesn't need to be any specific agency or effort on her party to do so. 2/ In her early career, when patent trolls were not so prevalent, she might not have considered patents to be a bad thing. Her current thoughts on patents might be quite different.

by booop 11y ago

hyperpape 11y ago

If you have a list of programming heros, it would be a nice exercise to find out how many of them have their names on a software patent. Probably quite a few of them. I don't like software patents, but having your name on one isn't the same as being a patent troll.

xlayn 11y ago

If she has a software patent, it could mean she understands how the system works, you wouldn't hire a lawyer who doesn't have a title, on the other hand, one that has written a law would appear more knowledgeable. What I suspect is the problem is this "The Board tasked me with making changes to serve the next generation and ensure our impact in the future," I would suspect if this is not political correct wording for "let's make money".

booop 11y ago
> If she has a software patent, it could mean she understands how the system works, you wouldn't hire a lawyer who doesn't have a title, on the other hand, one that has written a law would appear more knowledgeable. You're being too considerate. It's not like hiring a lawyer who's written a law or has a title. It's like saying a lawyer needs to commit a crime to be a better lawyer.
- Someone1234 11y ago
  > It's like saying a lawyer needs to commit a crime to be a better lawyer. That's a ridiculous analogy. I am no fan of software patents either but likening them to a crime is just absurd.
  - marrs 11y ago
    a bit like file sharing then
- zaphar 11y ago
  Except that software patents are not criminal, they are legal. You may wish they weren't but they are. His analogy is far more appropriate than yours. I also wish software patents didn't exist. But I'm not foolish enough to think I can pretend they don't.

tsycho 11y ago

I don't know her work history, but I can easily speculate innocuous reasons why her name could be on a patent. 1/ A previous employer may have filed it on her work. There doesn't need to be any specific agency or effort on her party to do so. 2/ In her early career, when patent trolls were not so prevalent, she might not have considered patents to be a bad thing. Her current thoughts on patents might be quite different.