#grogtoks Me Grog. Me discover fire! One day, Grog rub two sticks together, and poof! Big bright thing! Me call it fire. 🔥 Fire make Grog's life better. It warm, it cook food, and it keep scary animals away. Tribe very happy with Grog’s discovery. Everyone use fire. Grog proud! But Grog think. "Should me patent fire? Should me make fire only Grog's?" Grog decide no. Not everything need patent. Fire too important. Fire for everyone. If Grog keep fire for self, tribe not grow strong. Tribe not survive cold nights. Tribe not cook mammoth meat. Sometimes, best thing to share. Fire help everyone. Fire make life better for whole tribe. Grog know some things best when all can use. So, Grog share fire with all. No patent. Just warm, happy tribe. 🔥😊 #intellectualproperty #InnovationForEveryone #shalinionpatents
Patent vs open source.. Everything need not be patented unless Grog wanted to sell fire!
This post reminds me of Volvo's 3 point seat belt patent! Nils Bohlin is a legend!
Back then, no patents. Me like your fire. Me take your fire. Simpler times. Better times. *caveman sigh*
Reminds me of SSL which you know as HTTPS. Given away for free and created the ecommerce economy.
Reminds me of Tim Berners Lee and Peter Cranstone- folks who love to invent and give away to mankind
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