> Basically this means there is no clear resolution to the issue of > smi23d and patents. ... > Sheesh, and all we did was implement an algorithm from a paper :(
Yes, I know the feeling. This is why so many people are against software patents. Of course the situation is not much better in wet chemistry -- someone can patent a process and then publish it. You can certainly repeat the published procedure, but the end result is still covered by patent. (Thus the problem with generic drugs and patents.) I think Noel's discovery of RD-Kit and their 3D coordinate generation may make this point moot. Similarly, I'm glad to finish the ring template database, since those can be used independently of any patent questions. We'll get there -- and who knows, maybe they will clear the patent for open source use. It shouldn't affect the commercial side of their patent. Cheers, -Geoff ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Blueobelisk-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/blueobelisk-discuss
