On Fri, 2011-09-09 at 21:51 +0100, Dave Howorth wrote: > On Fri, 2011-09-09 at 09:27 -0700, NoOp wrote: > > Really? I see nothing hidden here: > > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc313071%28v=office.12%29.aspx > > <http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/4/8/24862317-78F0-4C4B-B355-C7B2C1D997DB/%5BMS-OFFCRYPTO%5D.pdf> > > I think the interesting bit is the following: > > "Microsoft has patents that may cover your implementations of the > technologies described in the Open Specifications. Neither this notice > nor Microsoft's delivery of the documentation grants any licenses under > those or any other Microsoft patents. However, a given Open > Specification may be covered ..." > > The emphasis, I feel, is on the word "may". > > The US notion of software patents is an abhorrence that pollutes and > cripples software development everywhere in the world. So even more than > ensuring that the FSM takes His Rightful Place (TM), it should be the > overriding goal of every domestic citizen to repeal such legislation.
Agreed, whoever cooked up the stupidity should be tortured with the nasty tortures available > > Cheers, Dave > (a non-domestic infidel) > > -- Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
