Re:Open Source? Not Really. (Score 1)

Is that so? They have qualified 'affordable' with 'developing world'. So it is not what is affordable to you and me but to the developing world. Granted, there are income disparities in developing world also. But majority of their population is below poverty line and so what is affordable to the developing world has to be affordable to this large population there. Does para enable them to steal your work? No way! A reading of 3 only shows that they have created a viral license to ensure that those who take from the open source contribute back to the open source. Isnt it a part of all open source licenses. Why should I contribute as a boinformatician the results of my research if it is going to be taken away by some smart alec and obtain a blocking patent without resulting in drug discovery? If they are not preventing that, then I would not contribute. Para 3 gives me the confidence that the portal will back me up. Also see, 4.1 You may access the Protected Collective Information under the condition that for any use of it you shall credit the author or the contributor. You may contribute to Protected Collective Information and shall get credit for it, while not being considered responsible for modifications made by others. So I get credit for my works while preventing others from stealing my stuff!