[OT] Software patents for the obvious (and not so obvious)

[Ben Duncan]

And, if that is not enuff , read on :


http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2004Sep/gee20040908026830.htm




My .02 Cents - Software patents are a BAD idea, plain and simple.


Kurt Wall wrote:
> In a 0.8K blaze of typing glory, Ben Duncan wrote:
> 
>>Which is why, on my AppGen replacement system I am working on
>>(coming along very nicely, thank you), I have abandoned any and
>>all ideas of storing the "Program Definitions" in XML/XSL format.
>>
>>Seems M$ has filed another patent for "data presentation/entry"
>>in XML format ...
> 
> 
> For the love of $DEITY. That patent won't hold up either.
> 
> Kurt

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