Fighting patents one by one will never eliminate the danger of software patents, any more than swatting mosquitoes will eliminate malaria.
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Whether gods exist or not, there is no way to get absolute certainty about ethics. Without absolute certainty, what do we do? We do the best we can.
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Value your freedom or you will lose it, teaches history. 'Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn.
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