From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 3 22:11:00 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD3E31065672 for ; Fri, 3 Aug 2012 22:11:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from oproxy8-pub.bluehost.com (oproxy8.bluehost.com [IPv6:2605:dc00:100:2::a8]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 68FED8FC0C for ; Fri, 3 Aug 2012 22:11:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 10194 invoked by uid 0); 3 Aug 2012 22:11:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box543.bluehost.com) (74.220.219.143) by oproxy8.bluehost.com with SMTP; 3 Aug 2012 22:11:00 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=apotheon.com; s=default; h=In-Reply-To:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:To:From:Date; bh=qAJ/vJLmexqnJYnFbnOZudHoojywfI8eWV1VQToi/zg=; b=StR4Y0kYotdkOWWhRLXiiydPDZo5P1p7e6Pn5hl3AUmJnGp7VdhbIaHuWhZ+8UY5Tp89PUEL7ySZZ/HAeILmAoFMYMvLeivIClt0cOyeEodfmMISTC2vdtZ/CY9X4ef/; Received: from [24.8.180.234] (port=61010 helo=localhost) by box543.bluehost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SxQ5D-0005nl-Og for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:10:59 -0600 Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 16:10:59 -0600 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120803221059.GD26239@hemlock.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20120802185759.GB12255@hemlock.hydra> <201208031615.q73GFLES007169@fire.js.berklix.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201208031615.q73GFLES007169@fire.js.berklix.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Identified-User: {2737:box543.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.com} {sentby:smtp auth 24.8.180.234 authed with perrin@apotheon.com} Subject: Re: Patent hit - MS goes after Linux - FreeBSD ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:11:00 -0000 On Fri, Aug 03, 2012 at 06:15:21PM +0200, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > > This is the reason software patents comprise such a blight on the world > > of software development. > > Yes, agreed, & not just software. Well, yeah, but I was trying to stay close to being on-topic. > > The european patent office system pressures examiners towards granting > if they can't quickly find prove the application is already known. The same applies in the US. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]