On Sun, May 02, 1999 at 11:28:55AM +0100, James Troup wrote: > > > We *do* care if, say, Apple comes up with some kind of streaming media > > > server and patents the codec. > > > > This makes free implementations of that codec non-us. => > > Assuming they only patent it in the US.
Software patents in pretty much the rest of the world are illegal. Including Germany for that matter. -- Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux developer PGP: E8D68481E3A8BB77 8EE22996C9445FBE The Source Comes First! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- <doogie> Debian - All the power, without the silly hat.
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