> Linux was written from scratch and therefore is not > subjet to any of their patents.
That is *not* necessarily the truth. Even if it were written from scratch, there are tons of possible patent infringements that could be going on. Of course, I'm sure many of them, when challenged, would be defeated after prior art is shown (I'm sure SCO wasn't *truly* original in everything it did). You can patent just about anything, and technology patents are a very screwy field. My roommate used to work for Dell's in house intellectual property department, and I've learned a lot of things that really reflect poorly on the US, from a perspective of patents. US patent law sucks. -- Eric (the Deacon remix) _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
