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Time to create an "iOS Developer Foundation to Fight Patent Trolls". I will be happy to donate 1% of my revenues to such an organization who promises to fight t

by jarsj 15y ago

Time to create an "iOS Developer Foundation to Fight Patent Trolls". I will be happy to donate 1% of my revenues to such an organization who promises to fight these buggers on behalf of us.

georgemcbay 15y ago
Why limit it to iOS Developers? iOS is the current focus because that's where the market is now, but there are lots of developers who are anti-patent-troll who develop for other platforms. It seems like what is really needed is a platform-neutral organization of developers who aren't as extreme as the FSF in terms of source-code openness but who do oppose the current patent system as applied to software. (I agree with the FSF on patents, but not on everything).
robterrell 15y ago
Dude, I am already donating 30% percent of my revenues to an organization that should be doing that.
- jarsj 15y ago
  No, that organization has other interests to protect while this one would be democratic and transparent. I am serious guys.
  - robterrell 15y ago
    I applaud your seriousness. But I don't want to spend the time on it. I would rather develop software in an ecosystem that is protected from such crap. If it ends up being Microsoft's, or Google's, or HP's, then so be it. This is a threat to Apple's profits (directly, through lost app sales, and indirectly, by driving developers away from the platform). Can't imagine that Apple has other interests more important to protect. Also, I think the 1% fund would be consumed by the first lawsuit. I don't know about Lodsys, but often patent trolls keep attorneys on staff, so they're not burning billable hours, while your legal team is. They can make us burn through our fund very quickly. No, this is Apple's fight -- and if Apple won't fight it, the platform is doomed anyway, because all of the patent trolls will smell blood in the water.

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Time to create an "iOS Developer Foundation to Fight Patent Trolls". I will be happy to donate 1% of my revenues to such an organization who promises to fight t

by jarsj 15y ago

Time to create an "iOS Developer Foundation to Fight Patent Trolls". I will be happy to donate 1% of my revenues to such an organization who promises to fight these buggers on behalf of us.

georgemcbay 15y ago
Why limit it to iOS Developers? iOS is the current focus because that's where the market is now, but there are lots of developers who are anti-patent-troll who develop for other platforms. It seems like what is really needed is a platform-neutral organization of developers who aren't as extreme as the FSF in terms of source-code openness but who do oppose the current patent system as applied to software. (I agree with the FSF on patents, but not on everything).
robterrell 15y ago
Dude, I am already donating 30% percent of my revenues to an organization that should be doing that.
- jarsj 15y ago
  No, that organization has other interests to protect while this one would be democratic and transparent. I am serious guys.
  - robterrell 15y ago
    I applaud your seriousness. But I don't want to spend the time on it. I would rather develop software in an ecosystem that is protected from such crap. If it ends up being Microsoft's, or Google's, or HP's, then so be it. This is a threat to Apple's profits (directly, through lost app sales, and indirectly, by driving developers away from the platform). Can't imagine that Apple has other interests more important to protect. Also, I think the 1% fund would be consumed by the first lawsuit. I don't know about Lodsys, but often patent trolls keep attorneys on staff, so they're not burning billable hours, while your legal team is. They can make us burn through our fund very quickly. No, this is Apple's fight -- and if Apple won't fight it, the platform is doomed anyway, because all of the patent trolls will smell blood in the water.