Hi there, On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Cliff Rayman wrote: > <soapbox> > These patents scare me since the patent granters seem not to understand > software very well - and it seems like it is diametrically opposed > to what the open software movement stands for. > </soapbox> Then come to the United Kingdom, where you can't patent software! And no, that's right, you can't patent _anything_ if it's already been published. The most famous case is the ball-point pen. Big mistake. 73 Ged.
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