This policy probably refers to the parts of .NET that are covered by the ECMA specs. It will be interesting to see if Microsoft have filed any patents covering those parts of .NET that were not submitted to ECMA, and if so, how they will treat projects like Mono that venturing further into .NET compatibility.
Piers.
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 12:35 PM
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> Subject: [Mono-list] Microsoft RAND Patent Policy
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> I just read an article in zdnet
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> http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,29
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> that quotes Miguel as saying "Microsoft patents on
> technology developed specifically for .Net will be granted
> royalty-free to those trying to implement the spec."
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> If such a thing happens, it would really be an occasion to
> celebrate :)
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