Re: [Flightgear-devel] Microsoft ESP

2007-11-28 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I don't see ESP as changing much. It might have appeal from some quarters, but there will still be those who want open source solutions. Jon - SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Nove

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Microsoft ESP

2007-11-28 Thread GWMobile
I see nothing in the microsoft esp announcement about patents. It is simply Microsoft saying "we have a 3d world already done(from microsoft flight simulator) and if you want to write a simulation that uses it then we will license it to you" It seems microsoft is really emphasizing the amount of

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Microsoft ESP

2007-11-28 Thread David Megginson
On 28/11/2007, Stuart Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Given this, we don't need to worry any more about MS patents than we did > before the announcement, i.e. hardly at all. All the I/O stuff they've > announced > is already present in FG. Software patents have no force in Canada in any ca

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Microsoft ESP

2007-11-28 Thread Stuart Buchanan
LeeE wrote: > On Wednesday 28 November 2007 12:40, Jon S. Berndt wrote: > > This is very interesting: > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/esp/ > > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2216455,00.asp > > > > Jon > > This _is_ interesting. > > FlightGear (and SimGear), as it (they) are, should be ok r

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Microsoft ESP

2007-11-28 Thread LeeE
On Wednesday 28 November 2007 12:40, Jon S. Berndt wrote: > This is very interesting: > > http://www.microsoft.com/esp/ > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2216455,00.asp > > Jon This _is_ interesting. FlightGear (and SimGear), as it (they) are, should be ok re patents because it (they) pre-d

[Flightgear-devel] Microsoft ESP

2007-11-28 Thread Jon S. Berndt
This is very interesting: http://www.microsoft.com/esp/ http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2216455,00.asp Jon - SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the