On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 21:46 +0100, Sander Vesik wrote: > --- Daniel Carrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > x86 processor, solar cells, fusion technology, cars, fuel cells. > > > > But Daniel, all of these are positively *BURIED* in patents.
Software is different from other commodities. Patents on other commodities might or might not be vital. They certainly are not vital for software to flourish. Evidence? The whole of the education software market in the UK developed with out any patents. So why introduce something in Europe that we have got along quite nicely without for so long? The US might want to waste its resources on lawyers and litigation, some of us over here have no desire to go down that route. -- Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ZMSL --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
