> There is Microsoft Patent for a virtual desktop in the works, have you > guys seen this:
This is not the first time (and it certainly won't be the last) that Microsoft issues bogus patents. As mentioned before, there clearly is prior art here, so a patent like that will never hold up in court. Another example would be the 'contact is composing...' message in IM systems; for this, there also is prior art (even Jabber, a fairly 'new' protocol had that before the patent was issued). Concerning patents, i personally wouldn't pay too much attention to them. You only get frustrated, you lose a lot of time. Then again, i am no lawyer, just a programmer who likes to code whatever he has in his head. cheers, Remko -- Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>. To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
