Sebastian Mendel a =C3=A9crit :
> Michal =C4=8Ciha=C5=99 wrote:
>> Hi again
>>
>> just looked at that patent :-).
>>
>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 09:52:47 +0100
>> Sebastian Mendel <lists@...> wrote:
>>
>>> my english is not as good to fully nderstand this patent:
>>>
>>> http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=3DPTO1&Sect2=3DHITOFF=
&d=3DPALL&p=3D1&u=3D/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=3D1&f=3DG&l=3D50&s1=3D7,000,1=
80.WKU.&OS=3DPN/7,000,180&RS=3DPN/7,000,180=20
>>>
>>>
>>> is this in someway problematic to us?
>>
>> Anyway only interesting thing there is:
>>
>> Filed: February 9, 2001
>>
>> So it is no problem as it was two years after initial phpMyAdmin
>> release. In case we use something patented there, I thing you have goo=
d
>> chance to win if they decide to sue you.
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> ;-)
>=20
> but now we cannot implement AJAX functionality ... :-( *g*
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>=20
> btw. i don't take it too hard/heavy, i just want to mention
>=20
> and personally i don't care much about software patents - but phpMyAdmi=
n=20
> is not only used in Europe ...
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>=20
Sebastian,
you seem to think that a US patent covers all non-european countries :)
Marc
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