Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 11:15:21 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: jamie@itribe.net (Jamie Bowden) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I2O only available under NDA? Message-ID: <199707130145.LAA00572@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199707121632.MAA04457@gatekeeper.itribe.net> from Jamie Bowden at "Jul 12, 97 12:31:57 pm"
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Jamie Bowden stands accused of saying: > 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. Uhh, you mean that the LPF has been completely successful and software patents are a thing of the past? This is news to me. > Jamie Bowden -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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