Ok I get your point: for any rule that's out there, there's a way to break it. I can only imagine the unusual stuff that can be patented (I worked in a company that patented a business concept in the US that was just about putting stuff in a matrix, no real innovation in place.)
But in this case, I believe that a company suing CakePHP because of (to quote an example) its MVC implementation would sit a legal precedence that no other framework / open source project would want to take up with. Jeez, it will even piss of big players such as Apache, IBM and stuff. That means, they will sit on your side of the chair. No small potatoes. So is it possible? Anything is possible. What would be the outcome of such litigation? One unscrupulous person with some money suing CakePHP, and us getting on board with major players to avoid sitting a precedence that would hurt all of the open source community. You can immediately figure out who's gonna have second thoughts about getting into such nasty proceedings. I also believe that anything is possible. I mean come on, someone could blame me for 9/11. But would it hold its ground? No way. I wouldn't have any second thoughts about using a project like CakePHP for these reasons. -MI --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember, smart coders answer ten questions for every question they ask. So be smart, be cool, and share your knowledge. BAKE ON! -----Mensaje original----- De: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] En nombre de Nimrod A. Abing Enviado el: Lunes, 18 de Diciembre de 2006 10:43 a.m. Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: Legal Concerns Regarding CakePHP and Cake Software Foundation I don't want you or anyone else watching this thread to take it the wrong way. I am not here to spin FUD about CakePHP. I *really* want to use CakePHP for this project. I want to make a case for CakePHP for my employer. I want to be able to make a case for CakePHP for future employers who are wary of issues like patent litigation. I want to assure him that YES, it is safe to use CakePHP and he does not have to worry about someone suing him about patents. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
