On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 08:27:06PM +0300, Tuomo Valkonen wrote: > As for other similar services, I wouldn't want to move the distribution > (and partially development) of Ion to US soil because of patents that > may cover parts Ion and some other WMs as well. Also BerliOS (in Germany) > terms of service the last time I read them mentioned that the software > should not be covered by any patents. Although the Finnish law does not > currently recognize software and algorithm patents, I don't know about > the German situation and the EPO is as bad as USPTO: there is an EPO patent > on the feature not mentioned above. Unfortunately a BSA-drafted EU software > patent directive will most likely pass soon despite heavy opposition, if > already hasn't, and the Finnish law will then also have to be changed to > that draconian direction. After that, it doesn't really matter if I start > using e.g. Savannah...
After that you'll have to move to the last country where we'll be free to write software, which is likely to be China or Cuba :-) /Y -- Marbles should be kept together.
