Every One of us would love to see everyone on this earth have a secure and satisfying job that pays well. That is not gonna happen if more than half of the Global population lives in abject Poverty (and people are willing to work for peanuts). If prosperity does not flow towards poorer nations, then poverty will flow to the richer nations. It is as basic as osmosis. As far as intellectual property goes, the current technological marvels are all based on the Maths & Science invented in all corners of the globe (Asia, Arabia, Greece, Europe). It is I think to everyone's long term benefit to share and learn. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http:/www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu