Bryan S. Tyson wrote: > On Saturday 24 February 2007 21:44, M Harris wrote: > >> this is why software patents ARE EVIL! >> > > Absolutely. If this keeps up, our whole society will grind to a halt. > > Meanwhile, people should have enough sense to switch to FREE, OPEN formats > whenever one is available! > >
One problem is that even open formats are not free of patent risk. You don't have to even know about a patent, to violate it. Also, some are overly broad, so as to make it difficult to avoid infringing, if you develop something similar. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
