-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 9/5/10 20:38 , Reinier Zwitserloot wrote: > Fabrizio, asking for reform might be a good idea, but reform to > _WHAT_? I haven't seen any proposal that makes a decent case that > implementing it would lead to a patent law system we can all be > reasonably happy with (i.e. happier than foregoing software > patents altogether).
I suppose that's because all people reckoning that the system is flawed are screaming about quitting patents, rather than reforming them :-) My simplest proposal? A very short expiration term. I think that a reasonable number should come out from a deeper analysis that I'm not able to do, but for the sake of discussion I'd say two years. A software patents would be enforced for two years, giving plenty of chances for the patent holder to have a ROI, but opening to the competition pretty soon. - -- Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici - www.tidalwave.it/people fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkyF4+YACgkQeDweFqgUGxfgbwCdEv7GZPjVJDSSzom6PCNnWn1p cogAnR2W1hA/3QvPoFBj2rsKAMOkjph1 =i/Ka -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
