Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-06-04 Thread Ken Manheimer
On 6/3/07, Curt Hagenlocher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/3/07, John J Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > "This is not a case of some accidental, unknowing infringement," > > > Gutierrez asserts. "There is an overwhelming number of patents being > > > infringed." > > > This is a public st

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-06-03 Thread Jon Cosby
Quoting Curt Hagenlocher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 6/3/07, John J Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> "This is not a case of some accidental, unknowing infringement," >>> Gutierrez asserts. "There is an overwhelming number of patents being >>> infringed." > > > This is a public statement made

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-06-03 Thread Curt Hagenlocher
On 6/3/07, John J Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "This is not a case of some accidental, unknowing infringement," > Gutierrez asserts. "There is an overwhelming number of patents being > infringed." This is a public statement made purely for PR purposes and probably shouldn't be used to im

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-06-03 Thread John J Lee
On Fri, 1 Jun 2007, Curt Hagenlocher wrote: [...] > The originally-expressed concern was that looking at the IronPython source > code might "contaminate" a developer such that, if the same developer later > worked on a different project with similar architecture, it might open that > project up to

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-06-01 Thread M. David Peterson
So then why not read the source code, get some ideas, possibly use some of the code if it makes sense as such, and include a copy of the license and copyright notice with your redistribution to cover your legal requirements. Of course if the project was GPL'd, which is incompatible (as far as I k

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-06-01 Thread Curt Hagenlocher
On 6/1/07, M. David Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 6/1/07, Curt Hagenlocher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Independent rediscovery" does not protect you from claims of patent > infringement, only from copyright infringement. > Unless I am misreading, it seems you are suggesting that the

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-06-01 Thread M. David Peterson
On 6/1/07, Curt Hagenlocher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: People who are simply *using* IronPython are covered by the license. Well them, and those who want "to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import, and/or otherwise dispose of its contribution in the software or derivative works o

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-06-01 Thread Curt Hagenlocher
On 6/1/07, Tim Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The license associated with IronPython is quite specific about patent rights. Microsoft treats its licenses very seriously. In my opinion, there's nothing to worry about here. People who are simply *using* IronPython are covered by the licen

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-06-01 Thread M. David Peterson
*VERY* well stated, Tim! On 6/1/07, Tim Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 09:41:19 -0400, "Eric Nicholson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm also not a lawyer, but... > > I previously would have agreed about the protections in the license, but > until the whole claim of 135 P

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-06-01 Thread Tim Roberts
On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 09:41:19 -0400, "Eric Nicholson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm also not a lawyer, but... > > I previously would have agreed about the protections in the license, but > until the whole claim of 135 Patent violations in Linux clears up, I'm not > sure. MS Legal needs to prove t

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-06-01 Thread M. David Peterson
On 6/1/07, Eric Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm also not a lawyer, but... I previously would have agreed about the protections in the license, but until the whole claim of 135 Patent violations in Linux clears up, I'm not sure. MS Legal needs to prove that they can be trusted. You

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-06-01 Thread Eric Nicholson
; > John > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Sanghyeon Seo > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 6:10 PM > To: Discussion of IronPython > Subject: [IronPython] Patent concerns > > Hi, > > Recently on jvm-langua

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-05-31 Thread M. David Peterson
half Of Sanghyeon Seo Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 6:10 PM To: Discussion of IronPython Subject: [IronPython] Patent concerns Hi, Recently on jvm-languages list, which is an interest group surrounding language implementation for the JVM, Frank Wierzbicki from Jython project expressed the concern tha

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-05-31 Thread John Messerly
om: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sanghyeon Seo Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 6:10 PM To: Discussion of IronPython Subject: [IronPython] Patent concerns Hi, Recently on jvm-languages list, which is an interest group surrounding language implementation for the JVM, Frank Wierz

Re: [IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-05-30 Thread Keith J. Farmer
hyeon Seo Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 6:10 PM To: Discussion of IronPython Subject: [IronPython] Patent concerns Hi, Recently on jvm-languages list, which is an interest group surrounding language implementation for the JVM, Frank Wierzbicki from Jython project expressed the concern that Mi

[IronPython] Patent concerns

2007-05-30 Thread Sanghyeon Seo
Hi, Recently on jvm-languages list, which is an interest group surrounding language implementation for the JVM, Frank Wierzbicki from Jython project expressed the concern that Microsoft may hold a lot of patents related to IronPython, so he is reluctant to look at the source code even if it is ope