Apple v Android: MADness at Robert Pogson

Apple and Samsung are in the opening stages of a destructive global war where they are both attempting to ban the other’s products from importation into multiple countries. This shows the utter impracticality of software patents in modern IT. Devices are just too complex to honour software patents. Devices would be too expensive if every existing software patent gets its royalty payment.

see Ars Technica – Samsung looks to preemptively ban next iPhone from Korea

My Mission

My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.