Oh really, mod me down on this?

LOL.

Slashdot really has gone down hill.

Just change the name.

It's not like Notch is losing anything, the "Scrolls" name has next to no brand recognition for him and is a little close to "Elder Scrolls".

Why blow this up into a full blown confrontation?

To be honest, I misread it too.

But in this case it doesn't really matter, both Nortel and Novell patent cases involve the same 3 parties.

In the Novell case, MS offer them the chance to join in, but they refused. If they had joined in, the patents effectively become neutralized as weapons for everyone - OK for them; you get what I mean. Since they didn't join, well ...

Blame the government, blame the corporations, blame everyone but yourselves.

Ultimately (barring voting fraud) the government you got is the one you have chosen. Corporations can step over your rights in pursuit of profit because the government you elect to regulate them is too incompetence and too corrupt to put a stop to it.

In the end, voter apathy is the root cause. Democracy requires people to active take part in the running of the country.

You think the Tea Party Jesus Freaks are nuts and voting against their own interest and yours? Well, get out there and start campaigning your point of view, convince and sway the public to your side.**

Yupe, that means you will have to play politics. Welcome to the real world.

Oh about CNN ... Do you know why they report rubbish? Because people watch the rubbish !!!

** And I don't mean posting to small time sites like Slashdot and reddit with a self-selected user base, effectively preaching to the choir. Nor do I recommend hacking into corporations and government departments, generally being a nuisance and possibly affecting your nation's security.***
Do you think the general population are going to be swayed but your illegal hacking exploits or just mentally brand you as a terrorist?

*** But Anon won't leak things like that you say, but how the heck do they know what must be kept secret and what can be release. Accidents won't happen and cause some field agent their life right?