Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 12:31:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I2O only available under NDA? Message-ID: <199707121632.MAA04457@gatekeeper.itribe.net> In-Reply-To: <199707120158.LAA27327@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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On Sat, 12 Jul 1997, Michael Smith wrote: > > The representative's lame excuse regarding patents is bogus, by the way. > > The patents apply only to the hardware, not software. > > Are you sure about this? It wouldn't surprise me if there are > software patents involved as well, but I have no details. You can't patent software, only copyright it. You can patent ideas and inventions. Jamie Bowden System Administrator, iTRiBE.net
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