Thank you Robert, DRAFT2 is the best answer to M$ patenting policy!!!
Regards Xavier XP> -----Message d'origine----- XP> De : Andrew C. Oliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] XP> Envoye : mercredi 12 fevrier 2003 14:37 XP> A : Jakarta General List XP> Objet : Re: Microsoft attempts to patent .NET XP> XP> XP> No it does not mean we can't package things which use .NET. It means XP> practically nothing for us, perhaps validation that the other XP> VM/language is just as unfree and proprietary if not more so than ours. XP> Not sure I'd jump for joy at this though. XP> XP> Christoph Wilhelms wrote: XP> >>Surprise surprise... XP> >> XP> >>http://www.javalobby.org/thread.jsp?forum=61&thread=6843 XP> > XP> > XP> > Does this surprise anybody ;)? XP> > M$ is the reason why I did not have intensively dealt with XP> .NET - even it XP> > might be a good technology... XP> > XP> > But what does that mean for us? XP> > XP> > Do we have to unbundle the Ant .NET tasks (even if it would not hurt XP> > myself)? What does happen to all these .NET Open Source (mostly GPL) XP> > products/projects... XP> > XP> > Thanx to M$ there will be many controverse discussions IMHO ;)! XP> > XP> > Greetingx, XP> > Chris XP> > XP> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- XP> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] XP> > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] XP> > XP> > XP> XP> XP> XP> XP> --------------------------------------------------------------------- XP> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] XP> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] XP> XP> XP> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]