Re: Software Patents. Was Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT

2000-12-24 Thread Julian Stacey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Peter Mutsaers wrote: > >> "Julian" == Julian Stacey Jhs@jhs muc de <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> In Europe, software > >> patents do not exist and cannot be granted. > > Julian> Wrong ! Sadly ! That's the old simple theoretical world I > Julian> learnt about back in Univers

Software Patents. Was Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT

2000-12-22 Thread Peter Mutsaers
>> "Julian" == Julian Stacey Jhs@jhs muc de <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> In Europe, software >> patents do not exist and cannot be granted. Julian> Wrong ! Sadly ! That's the old simple theoretical world I Julian> learnt about back in University in the late 70's, it Julian>

Re: Software Patents. Was Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT

2000-12-21 Thread Boris
Hello Julian, Thursday, December 21, 2000, 5:20:31 PM, you wrote: I really hope that software patent´s wont be possible in Europe. This would be a real problem for some of us who are not only consulting but developing, too. I remember that a lot of people try to get a patent on the lamest routi

Software Patents. Was Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT

2000-12-21 Thread Julian Stacey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Peter Mutsaers wrote: > >> "babkin" == babkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > babkin> Sorry for a stupid question but why would not they patent > babkin> this protocol then ? For example, PostScript is patented > babkin> by Adobe and the only reason everyone is able to use it is > b