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The forces behind PUBPAT believe that free software and the corresponding FREE hardware will be the “great equalizer.” Yes, I’m talking about “POWER."

If Patriot Scientific charges a license fee on the hardware, this inhibits the Free Software agenda.

PUBPAT is funded largely by the Free Software coalition. PUBPAT works for people who STRONGLY believe that patents are the problem. The folks funding PUBPAT have very very deep pockets; and yes they are “organized.”

The free software coalition is fundamentally against ALL patents for Information Technology (IT): Software AND Hardware. The objective for the folks behind PUBPAT is for the United States Patent and Trademark Office to eventually stop granting patents on IT altogether.

It just so happens that Patriot owns the intellectual property that enables virtually every microprocessor manufactured since 1995. Patriot’s patents directly and indirectly inhibit the Free Software agenda. Software is enabled by the hardware. Those that control the hardware CAN very easily directly impact operability of the software.

The Asian manufacturers have been courting the free software “Agenda.” And alliances/coalitions are being drawn up now. The Asian manufacturers have made a lot of money from folks who are using their boxes with illegitimate (and legitimate) software.

So the story goes…; the Free Software folks are “dividing and conquering” against proprietary technologies like Patriot Scientific’s. Intel, Fujitsu, HP, Sony and the others understand the importance of preserving our long-standing principles for protecting intellectual property and they have licensed Patriot’s intellectual property. I also believe in our current system of protecting intellectual property. Is it perfect? Of course not.

These are interesting times for PTSC.