On Monday 27 October 2003 08:32, Tal, Shachar wrote: > Thanks. Though, his particular implementation is patented, hence his > reluctance to release it under the GPL.
I'm sorry - but this is utter bullshit. First, a particular implementation cannot be patented. It might be considered "practicing the patent" and require licensing. More important however, is that a patent is *designed* to allow publication of full information while still ensuring the patent owner gets his due - this is why patents were invented, so inventors would feel safe in publishing their invention for the benefit of everyone and still get paid! If your client has a patent on something which the program implements he can release the source code under the GPL without a worry because a patent license is still required to "practice the patent" - run the program even without any consideration of copyright issues. You client should REALLY get a good lawyer. Gilad -- Gilad Ben-Yossef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://benyossef.com ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
