You might want to insert <soapbox></soapbox> tags before you open up a
Pandora's box like whether or not patents are good for the software
industry.
Kevin
Joe Sam Shirah wrote:
>
> Even though there was no [ANN], no <vendor> </vendor>, nor apology for
> spamming via a not so subtle segue, I had a passing interest until I saw the
> proud mention of (U.S. Patent #xxxxxxx) As a matter of principle, I don't
> deal with ( and work to keep clients away from ) software companies that go
> after the market via patents unless there is no other choice. While I
> understand the ignorance and other possible factors influencing the patent
> office, we as developers should always be opposed to a practice so harmful
> to our industry and its consumers as software and algorithm patents.
>
> Joe Sam Shirah
> Autumn Software
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ward Mullins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 9:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Cocobase, was RE: TOPLink for Java/WebLogic
>
> >That's the question of the day for folks isn't it? :)
> >
> >We're coming out with...
>
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