Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-community-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 52942 invoked by uid 500); 26 Aug 2003 21:15:57 -0000 Mailing-List: contact community-help@apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Reply-To: community@apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list community@apache.org Received: (qmail 52917 invoked from network); 26 Aug 2003 21:15:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com) (24.93.67.84) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 26 Aug 2003 21:15:57 -0000 Received: from noel770 (cae88-16-024.sc.rr.com [24.88.16.24]) by ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with SMTP id h7QLDsxk018625 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:13:55 -0400 (EDT) From: "Noel J. Bergman" To: Subject: RE: EU Software Patents Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:17:41 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <9199B994-D807-11D7-B5BA-000A95882BE0@codefaktor.de> Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N > > I predict that it will be really ugly. Fortunately, there are Open > > Source friendly companies like IBM, so with their patronage, Open > > Source can succeed. Should they turn face, ugly will be an understatement. > Agreed, but did you know: [that IBM is the world�s most prolific patenter] Yes. Hence the observation that the patrongage of companies like IBM would be essential. If patents are granted, the only way to combat them is with other key patents. It becomes a war to see whose portfolio is larger and has more keys that can be used to force someone else to let you use their�s. --- Noel --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: community-unsubscribe@apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: community-help@apache.org