> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David B. Held > Sent: 26 November 2002 21:26
[snip] > Perhaps > a special clause that the software does not infringe on any known > patents or copyrights, but comes with no other warranties? I > have no idea > what the legal status of such claims are, however. > Thats not possoible imho. It may have expired now, but I remember IBM filed a patent (US) in the late 80's oe earlier 90's on Finite State Machines, The general form of FSM. Such a patent is clearly bogus and the defence of prior art would suceed. But I doubt that any boost author wishes to open themselves up to having to defend a patent writ. /ikh _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
