Oh well, even linked lists have been patented only 4 years ago: http://www.google.com/patents?id=Szh4AAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false
Maybe my memories is not serving me well, but I remember I was using them a bit earlier than that :-) I am serious now: I am not an expert but I suppose that patents in Europe are granted with a different politics. Does not exist the concept of "prior-art" in USA? Bye Mario -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
