Read and respond to this message at: https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=4198504 By: manauser
Micro$oft owns the patent, of course. You can read it here: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20050156873.html It's one of those annoying patents that make extremely broad claims as well as specific ones. Presumably that's becuase they know the broad claims aren't likely to stand up if it ever went to court, but they want to discourage anyone from trying it anyway. I don't doubt someone who was knowegable in both law and computing could figure out a way to accomplish roughly the same thing without violating the patent though. ______________________________________________________________________ You are receiving this email because you elected to monitor this forum. To stop monitoring this forum, login to SourceForge.net and visit: https://sourceforge.net/forum/unmonitor.php?forum_id=665 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Gaim-forums mailing list Gaim-forums@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gaim-forums
