Re: Software patents ...

[Peter Busser <busser () m-privacy de>]

On Monday 22 November 2004 13:42, Dave Aitel wrote:
> This is a bit out of yacc.py . So in Python, the IsNot operator is
> written "not id()". This directly violates their first claim, and
> pre-dates it, and is public, and as far as I know, renders it invalid.
> But I think they clearly showed their strategy here. Just patent
> anything small that would be required to maintain compatability. I think
> Mono is screwed for this reason. Gnome should have bet on a Python tool
> chain.

It doesn't matter whether a patent holds or not. At the time the court decides 
that it doesn't hold, you're bankrupt. If not, then there is always a bunch 
of other patents you can be sued on until you're bankrupt.

This article is a nice read:
http://www.forbes.com/asap/2002/0624/044.html

Groetjes,
Peter.
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