Njengomlandeli womculo othanda iziginci, ngiyazi ukuthi umhlaba wamalungelo obunikazi uyinkimbinkimbi. Ama-guitar wonke "ayafana", ngezingcaphuno, njengoba ushintsho oluncane ekhanda noma emzimbeni lungavimbela i-ESP EX ekwephuleni amalungelo obunikazi eGibson Explorer. Umhlaba ongajwayelekile ukuthi ama-patent troll avame ukusizakala, into i-GNOME Foundation ehlola umphathi wayo wesithombe Shotwell.
Ukuphela kwento eqinisekisiwe njengamanje ukuthi inkampani iRoothschild Patent Imaging, LLC (enegama nje sesivele sinombono walokho abakwenzayo) isichithile Isisekelo se-GNOME, ababhekene nesoftware eningi etholakalayo yeLinux, ikakhulukazi imvelo yokuqhafaza enegama labo (noma okuphambene nalokho). IGNOME Foundation isho izitatimende ezimbalwa ngayo, kepha izikhalazo zeRoothchild Patent Imaging zibonakala zingenasisekelo.
UShotwell wayengeke ephule noma yimaphi amalungelo obunikazi, wayevele asebenzise okuthile okusobala
Njenge Siyakwazi ukufunda ku- itsfoss.com, lapho bathathe khona inkathazo yokufunda lonke ulwazi nokuthi ubani esimbonga ngomsebenzi wabo, kuyinto ehlekisa ngokuphelele. Isikhalazo sikaRoothchild sithatha izinto ezifana nalezi uShotwell uyakwazi ukuthumela izithombe ngaphandle kwentambo (engingakhokha ngakho ukubona ubuso bami njengamanje). Ngamafuphi, kungamampunge ezinye izinkampani ezinjengeMicrosoft, iGoogle noma i-Apple ezingasolwa ngakho, kepha-ke, lezo zinkunzi azilokothi zizithinte.
IGNOME Foundation ngeke idele kalula futhi bazolwa ukuvimba le troll yobunikazi ukuthi ingaphumi kuyo. Kulabo abangakwaziyo, i-patent troll ngumuntu noma inkampani enika ilungelo lobunikazi noma yimuphi umqondo ngaphandle kokuveza imininingwane ecacile yokuthi izowenza kanjani. Uma bemukela ilungelo lobunikazi, into engicabanga ukuthi izobabizela umsebenzi othile, ngokuzayo bangayisebenzisela ukuthola imali enkampanini, njengakulesi sisekelo se-GNOME. Ngikuchazile lokhu, ngiyethemba ukuthi uMcGovern nabantu bakhe bayalunqoba lolu cala futhi asiphinde sizwe kusuka kuma-patent trolls futhi, yize lokhu okuzoba nzima kakhulu.
