We do commit mistakes, that's normal after all we're all human. But probably you need to be more careful :) Anyway, those who answered did their best in explaining about patent. Kudos to those people.
For patents and copyright, a very short description here: http://www.uspto.gov/go/tac/doc/basic/trade_defin.htm Cheers, Mike On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 1:34 PM, KRTorio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps I should have waited for the clarification first before posting. > They were in a hurry to get a copy of the software. Sorry for the false > alarm. > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 9:38 PM, KRTorio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Sorry to offend the readers. >> >> I talked to our seniors and asked for a clarification, they're filing for >> copyright, not patent. They sent someone to ask me the list of modules and >> other details of my software projects, and wasn't careful with the choice of >> words. >> >> On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 9:04 PM, Jerome Gotangco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 11:14 AM, KRTorio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > Is it ok for the whole software to be patented, ok for some parts only >>> > (patentable ones like user views, database schema), or none at all? >>> >>> The term "software patent" is highly debatable in its current format. >>> Even if you are just going to patent just a part of the general >>> package, let's say an algorithm or a routine procedure, it would not >>> even be generally acceptable (although legally it might be) as the >>> said parts can stifle competition heavily. >>> >>> Also some free software out there that fall under the GNU GPL v3 has >>> explicit provisions with regards to software patents, not to mention >>> copyleft. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jerome G. >>> >>> Website: http://www.gotangco.com >>> Blog: http://engage.wordpress.com >>> _________________________________________________ >>> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Michael F. Mondragon GPG Key ID: F3892203 Email: iam [at] michaelfmondragon.info Mobile #: +63 929 232 5070 _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
