Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Karsten Hilbert wrote: > >On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 10:29:02AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > > >>>This is exactly what I was asking about. So my theoretical idea has > >>>already been implemented. Now if only *all* my ideas were done for me by > >>>the time I came up with them :) > >>Then you wouldn't be able to eventually patent them ;) > > > >I think you are overly optimistic ;-) > > You obviously haven't reviewed the US patent system. I just patented "A > textual method for conveying expression without using any standardized > language and only predetermined, but arbitrary symbols."
That's already patented by Microsoft. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
