Still the reach of patents has to be very specific. I can't remember what exactly blackboard got the patent for, but it would be very difficult for them to go after somebody that didn't exactly copy the functionality to the letter.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Denshtizzler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 8:21 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Blackboard pledges not to use its patents against open-source > alternatives > > Admirable! It bugs me when people are like, trying to patent the wheel. > > "No no, I thought that whole ask a question/get an answer thing up!" > > On 2/1/07, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Cool. > > > > Education software firm OKs open-source patent use > > ... > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:226535 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
