Richard Stallman continues his Asian tour: Last Tuesday Richard teamed up with Sunil Abraham of the UNDP's IOSN in addressing the Singapore Management University on the threats and limitations of software patents.

For example, Stallman notes, while Linux accounts for only 0.25% of a typical GNU system, the kernel has already accummulated an estimated 283 possible patent infringments. Mr. Abraham added

'The current patent regime sharpens the economic divide, blocks access to life-saving medicines, stifles innovation, ignores traditional knowledge systems, and halts the progress of free/open software,'

[ via IT AsiaOne: Patenting of software stifles growth ]