On 8/30/06, Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
... xor is patented.
For that matter, wikipedia currently lists five different patents on perpetual motion devices. The standards for getting a patent are low, and despite legal practice to the contrary patents really should be treated as invalid until proved otherwise. This is particularly true for patents which apply to the use of a general-purpose computer (where most of the design features of the system covered by the patent were established decades ago). -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
