On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 03:01:40PM +0100, David Woodhouse wrote:
| On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 06:59 -0700, william(at)elan.net wrote:
| > I searched through US Patent database for Microsoft applications in
| > the last several years and there are lots and lots of them and some to
| > me look similar to techniques in use by some open-source projects. This
| > tactic by such a large company is very disturbing because they know that
| > open-source movement in general is based on individual collaborative work
| > and they do not have the money and resources to fight microsoft patents.
|
| If this is true then I don't think that this is an appropriate forum in
| which to discuss it.
|
| You should take it up with your own local authorities if you have such
| concerns.
|
I know you don't like SPF, but trying to oppose an idea by
squelching discussion is a privilege reserved for the
listowners.