A bit too trigger happy. Sorry about that.

You're wrong. There is a pattern even in the single-shot experiment.

Should developers also just plan to ignore Xbox 360?

At least during work hours.

I don't read it that way. I read it as:
(i) An implementation doesn't necessarily have to use MS patents, and even if it does, those patents aren't necessarily enforceable.
(ii) MS can't guarantee that an implementation doesn't infringe on third parties' claims.
... followed by some (standard?) legalese that the document only covers the things that the document actually covers.

While writing this, I had to backtrack to find the legal document, and noticed your other posts about MONO. Are you just trolling?

Interesting. You're putting the blame on the people who have to fight uphill.

It's a lot more difficult to organize enough voters to be heard when you don't have a fat wallet behind you.

Anybody want a slightly used middle of a game? Willing to trade for a new ending.

I think you misunderstood me. I'm not advocating anything. I just pointed out a (huge) flaw in the original analogy.

With that said, I'll try to answer anyway.

I'll avoid the 'should' and just say that I'm pretty sure it would be more of a question of 'What is enforceable', rather than some ethical discussion/decision.

Hardly. People enjoy food. People enjoy cooking. Provided there was no major cost involved in producing a recipe at that level of detail, I'd happily make and share recipes with anyone who would want them.

Now, please leave the analogy. It is flawed.

Well.. The analogy does have its flaws. There's nothing stopping you from playing whatever music you like on your own guitar.

The analogy would be a lot more similar to what we're originally discussing if there was a cheap microwave we could feed the recipe into, which would then cook us a meal from the recipe - a LOT better than you typically could cook it yourself.

(Provided you also invested enough money in gourmet peripherals, such as gold-plated power cables, you could fool yourself into thinking the meal was actually as good as if made by the chef himself.)

If you have read the 'readme' and still not found the solution to the problem because it was in the 'README' or vice versa, then you know it can be a problem. I honestly don't see how a case-sensitive file system is beneficial to users. It just gives an extra dimension to make things less clear. Anyone care to explain the benefits?

..which also describes your post perfectly.