Suing - there's an app for that! On Mar 5, 8:44 pm, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 3/5/10 18:00 , OldFatGit wrote:> This blog explains it better than I can... > > >http://blogs.zdnet.com/carroll/?p=1925&tag=content;col1 > > I much agree on that - but the real problem here is the current > interpretation of software patents. I'm not completely against > software patents - for instance, if you invent a new algorithm e.g. > for compressing video streams, I think you should have the right to > patent it (I'm not saying that it would be advisable or a good thing, > on the contrary, I think that FLOSS is better - but that in this case > there is genuine IP that one might want to control exercising his > right to choose). The problem is when laws allow you to patent things > such as a listener (!), as the blog describes, assuming the author > correctly interpreted the thing. > > - -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici -www.tidalwave.it/people > [email protected] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla -http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkuRXwQACgkQeDweFqgUGxcRjACZAQ/hHi7Ns+PPGbE/npFdSKgC > bxoAn31fGbkfyROoaBJEzcxLvDsx0STW > =Rkd0 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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