that 3d patent thing again

[psema4]

On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 13:31:47 +0200 (IST), Peter L. Peres
<plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 
> http://nosoftwarepatents.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=104
> 
> There is a Hydra with 1,000 heads somewhere and they keep popping up.

This is a couple weeks old, but still an interesting article on
microsoft, the gpl, the wto, and
software patents:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/19/microsoft_wto_winning_without_firing/

(Microsoft has applied for a patent on the IS NOT operator?!?!?)

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