On Fri, 2006-12-22 at 12:59 +0100, Erik Mouw wrote: > On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 01:16:15PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > At least nVidia *does* actually Get It, they just don't have a choice in > > implementing it, because all their current hardware includes patents that > > they licensed from other companies (I believe some of the OpenGL stuff that > > originated at SGI and got bought by Microsoft is involved, but I have no > > hard references for actual patent numbers). And then they have the big > > problem - do they keep using the patent in order to boost performance, > > or no? > > Wasn't the whole idea about patents that you publish your invention?
Of course. But it is much better for the patent-interested parties if it wouldn't be necessary (and said parties are actually complaining about the "must publish" thing). And the times are long gone when a patent was actually "publishing". They use since ages there own secret language so - the patent system as such doen not enforce "publisching" (except you are one of speakers of "patent quak"). - that even the most trivial idea looks like it is very complicated. - that even an already implemented idean looks like it is very new. Bernd -- Firmix Software GmbH http://www.firmix.at/ mobil: +43 664 4416156 fax: +43 1 7890849-55 Embedded Linux Development and Services - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/