Ερωτήματα για τις πατέντες και την GPL

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Exw parathrhsei exei ginei moda o agwnas kata thw patentas, par'ola
ayta, moy exoyn dhmioyrghthei kapoia ervthmata gia ta opoia 8a htan
endiaferon na akoyso thn apopsh twn xrhstwn ths listas gia ayta mias
kai oi xrhstes tha exoyn sigoyra diabasei kai skeftei kapoia pragmata
pano sto 8ema.

a. An h patenta afairei to dikaioma apo kapoia monopoliakh etairia
na kyriarxisei panw sthn idea poy h patenta perigrafei, pws ayto
kanei thn patenta ws yparksh genika arnhtikh sthn sigkekrimenh
periptosh;

b. Opws akribws kai me th GPL, ksero pws yparxoyn para poloi xrhstes
linux kai genikotera GPL programmatwn oi opoioi exoyn ws epaggelma
ton programmatismo h' toylaxiston ws meriko epaggelma. De mporei
na isxiristei kapoios poy exei estw kapoia mikrh epafh me thn
pragmatikothta oti kaneis ap'aytoys toys xrhstes den h' toylaxiston
den 8elei na xrhsimopoiei kleistes adeies otan prepei na bgalei
xrhmata. Yparxei periptwsh o agwnas kata ths patentas na ksefygei
apo to gegonos oti kapoioi poy einai hdh fainomenika yposthriktes toy,
telika 8a tis xrisimopoiisoyn gia ton prohgoymeno logo;

c. Ayto einai genikoterh idea peri GPL, free licences kai genikotera
agona gia to free as in freedom. Se ena periballon opoy kyriarxei h
kapitalismos. Pio genika, se ena periballon poy kyriarxoyn isxyroi
oikonomikoi desmoi metaksi laoy, etairiwn kai kybernwntwn. Pio
genika, se ena periballon opoy antallasontai aga8a. Akoma pio
genika, se ena periballon opoy ta aga8a 8eoroyntai panta
idioktisia kapoioy, pws einai dynaton idees opoy proo8oyn thn riksh ths
idioktisias kai mono thn yparksh ths eley8erhs dianomhs, na eydokimisoyn;
Profanws den einai adynaton, alla mallon proypo8esh einai h yparksh kai
h idia h eformogh ths genikoterhs ideas peri elipshs idioktisias stis
upolipes leitoyrgies ths koinonias. Den exw spoydasei koinwniologia alla
exw thn entypwsh pws panta mporeis na exeis thn mikrh omada poy
diaxirizetai etsi ta paragomena ths, kai profanws ayto isxiei mesa sthn
mikrh sxetika me ton ypoloipo pli8ismo koinwnita toy free software opws kai
se mia mikrh omada kalwn sxesewn opws mia sinithismenh oikogeneia. Alla o
agwnas an8rwpwn pros ayth thn kateythnsh mallon prepei na einai
siniditopoiimenos. Kai ti ennow.. prospa8ontas na polemiseis ta patents kai
prospa8ontas na epibaleis thn GPL kai genikotera tis idees toy gnu project
se ka8e ptixh ths koinwnias opoy ayta eformozontai (sthn prokeimenh
sto software), tote prepei na exeis sinidish toy gegonotos oti panta
8a apotigxaneis dioti h ypoliph koinwnia den leitoyrgei etsi. As mh to
analusw perissotero, alla synoptika, h xrhsh software anamenetai apo tis
kybernhseis na dosei foroys, apo toys dianomeis na dosei polhseis stoys
lianopolites, apo ta xrimatisthria na dosei metoxes. Oi koinwnia opws
leitoyrgei twra, perimenei apo ka8e proion poy perneis sta xeria soy na
bgei.. profit.

d. H siniditotita toy parapanw gegonotos kanei toys agwnes xrhstwn twn
gnu licenses kai kata twn pantentwn perissotero afelimes mias kai kseroyn
pos na prostateyontai kalitera kai kyriws, kseroyn kata poso - h' mallon
*mexri* poso -  einai epiteyksimoi oi stoxoi toys sthn paroysa fash.

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