Re: VirtualSellers.com TAME patent

[G.W. Haywood]

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.