On 09/09/2011 01:51 PM, Dave Howorth wrote: > On Fri, 2011-09-09 at 09:27 -0700, NoOp wrote: >> Really? I see nothing hidden here: >> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc313071%28v=office.12%29.aspx >> <http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/4/8/24862317-78F0-4C4B-B355-C7B2C1D997DB/%5BMS-OFFCRYPTO%5D.pdf> > > I think the interesting bit is the following: > > "Microsoft has patents that may cover your implementations of the > technologies described in the Open Specifications. Neither this notice > nor Microsoft's delivery of the documentation grants any licenses under > those or any other Microsoft patents. However, a given Open > Specification may be covered ..." > > The emphasis, I feel, is on the word "may". > > The US notion of software patents is an abhorrence that pollutes and > cripples software development everywhere in the world. So even more than > ensuring that the FSM takes His Rightful Place (TM), it should be the > overriding goal of every domestic citizen to repeal such legislation. > > Cheers, Dave > (a non-domestic infidel)
:-) I followed the link for the patents and it redirects to: <http://www.microsoft.com/openspecifications/en/us/programs/osp/default.aspx> [Open Specification Promise] and <http://www.microsoft.com/openspecifications/en/us/programs/osp/security/default.aspx> Don't know enough about it to comment otherwise. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
