[Dailydave] Software patents ...

[rodney at canola-jones.com (Rodney Thayer)]

<begin press mode>

I've googled around and not found any obvious published version
of the alleged list of allegedly 228 (or 229?) patents.  I've also
asked around a bit and not heard of anyone else who's seen the list.

Therefore, I contacted MS's P-R firm and asked them for a list.
I told them I want to pitch an article on this to one of the
publications I write for.  Which is true.

Stay tuned for more details ;-)

</end press mode>

At 11:55 AM 11/20/2004 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hey all,
>
>Does anyone on this list have access to the list of the 228 patents Linux is 
>supposedly violating ?
>
>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/11/19/tech.microsoft.linux3.reut/index.
>html
>
>It would be really interesting how many of these patents would even count as 
>a patent
>in countries with less ridiculous patent laws, and how many of these patents 
>cannot be
>immediately seen as trivial.
>
>After even the Economist voiced concerns over the impact of US patent 
>legislation
>to innovation, it would be high time the debate moved on to congress or the 
>senate.
>
>Somebody _please_ start enforcing the "non-obvious" clause. Just because nobody
>has come up with a particular solution does not mean it is a non-obvious idea. 
>
>Is the research group they are referring to the Alex de Tocqueville 
>institute ? 
>
>Cheers,
>Halvar
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