Microsoft continues to acquire patents for things which have no business
being patented. The article below from John Oates at the Register mentions
Linux and open source, without specifically naming OpenOffice, but - make no
mistake - we are in the same boat as Linux. If Linux is destroyed, so to
* Let's tell all our friends about OpenOffice
* Let's sue MS for stealing our ideas
* Let's work on a strategy to oust Bill once and for all
Regards
Carl Hinton
-Original Message-
From: Roger Markus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 12 January 2006 06:29
To: discuss
the patent on XML serialization would be one problem but there are
thousands of others. Most stuff from text books and even request for
comments (RFCs) have been patented. As we see from the FAT case, prior
are arguments just won't cut it. The legislation has to change.
SW patent interests
Who owns WordPerfect?
-Original Message-
From: Wesley Parish [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 12 January 2006 10:42
To: discuss@openoffice.org
Subject: Re: [discuss] Sooner or Later
Is it worth while pointing out that the favourite word processor of
Legal
Offices seems to be
On Thu, 2006-01-12 at 11:01 +, Hinton Carl wrote:
> Who owns WordPerfect?
Corel
> -Original Message-
> From: Wesley Parish [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 12 January 2006 10:42
> To: discuss@openoffice.org
> Subject: Re: [discuss] Sooner or Later
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Is it worth while pointing out that the favourite word processor of Legal
Offices seems to be WordPerfect, and WordPerfect 5.1 had Long Document Names
piggybacking Short File Names in 1990, whereas MS Win95, the first Windows to
my knowledge that had Long File Names piggybacking Short File Names
>>The legislation has to change.<<
+1
For all the talk of "fixing" the USPTO, imo until there is a legislative
change to get rid of business method and sw patents, the USPTO will
continue granting them. Unfortunately, this will require a significant
effort to be undertaken and one can expect
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>> Sent: 12 January 2006 10:42
>> To: discuss@openoffice.org
>> Subject: Re: [discuss] Sooner or Later
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>> Is it worth while pointing out that the favourite word processor of
>> Legal Offices seems to be WordPerfect, and WordPerfect 5.1 had Lon
On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:39:25 +
Hinton Carl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Okay, so let's brainstorm some positive actions which can beat Mr.
> Gates at his own game
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> E.g.
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> * Let's get Linux installed onto PCs as they come out of shops
Here in New Zealand a largish company (Dick Smith El
Subject: Re: [discuss] Sooner or Later
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> Is it worth while pointing out that the favourite word processor of
> Legal
> Offices seems to be WordPerfect, and WordPerfect 5.1 had Long Document
> Names
> piggybacking Short File Names in 1990, whereas MS Win95, the first
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