this devel list is starting to look like a personal conversation list i think its for
development not for public talking if you can try emailing straight to his email
also i got a Q
am i allowed to sit and watch and not post i just wanna keep an eye out and see how
freemwares coming along
Darren WIebe wrote:
> Congratulations, you are obviously a gentleman. It takes one to be able
> to publicly apologize.
>
> Darren Wiebe
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Juan Rey wrote:
> >
> > Sorry about my unpropper maners , yesterday was an awfull day for me!.
> >
> > "Timothy J. Massey" wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 14 Oct 1999 18:33:47 +0000, juan wrote:
> > >
> > > >So you *think* there should be ONE spreadsheet, ONE word processor and ONE OS,
> > > >isn t it ?
> > > >Are you a microsoft *programmer* ?
> > >
> > > Where in the WORLD do YOU get off YELLING AT ME!!!
> > >
> > > Where in my entire document did I EVERY SAY THAT I **AGREED** with what I
> > > wrote? I wasn't writing an OPINION PIECE, I WAS WRITING FACTS!!! I merely
> > > stated what the LAW is, not what I THOUGHT AOBUT THE LAW.
> > >
> > > You said that you thought that US patent law was similar to Spanish patent
> > > law in that only physical, material items were patentable; purely
> > > software-type patents aren't. I'm telling you that the US Patent and
> > > Trademark Office will let you patent an IDEA, even one that does not exist
> > > in reality WHATSOEVER. The LZW compression algorithm (used in GIF graphics)
> > > is a perfect example of such a patent, and I described how that patent HAS
> > > BEEN LEGALLY PROVED TO BE ENFORCED. I in no way said that I thought that
> > > such a patent was APPROPRIATE.
> > >
> > > Get your facts straight before you start making such attacks.
> > >
> > > Tim Massey
