RE: [OT] ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT Campaign

2010-07-21 Thread Flaherty, Patrick
From: gnhlug-discuss-boun...@mail.gnhlug.org [mailto:gnhlug-discuss- boun...@mail.gnhlug.org] On Behalf Of Alan Johnson Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 2:07 PM To: GNHLUG Subject: [OT] ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT Campaign http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_power_mgt_low_carbon

Re: Software Patents

2010-07-21 Thread Joshua Judson Rosen
Jon 'maddog' Hall mad...@li.org writes: Given that the patent system is an impingement on the liberties of 300,000,000 people (telling them what they may not do with their own property) to benefit one person or a small handful of his cohorts, the hurdle to prove the case ought to be set