Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 16:10:59 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Patent hit - MS goes after Linux - FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <20120803221059.GD26239@hemlock.hydra> In-Reply-To: <201208031615.q73GFLES007169@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <20120802185759.GB12255@hemlock.hydra> <201208031615.q73GFLES007169@fire.js.berklix.net>
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On Fri, Aug 03, 2012 at 06:15:21PM +0200, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > > This is the reason software patents comprise such a blight on the world > > of software development. > > Yes, agreed, & not just software. Well, yeah, but I was trying to stay close to being on-topic. > > The european patent office system pressures examiners towards granting > if they can't quickly find prove the application is already known. The same applies in the US. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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