Re: [Algorithms] pissing in the well [was: Collision detection pa tent]

[David B. <db...@bt...>]

> > Wasn't the reason why there were two version of PGP was because of
> software
> > ...
> > it worries me that my work here can be affected by a seemingly
incompetent
> > US Patents department.
>
> Worry no more... as we speak, our fine politician friends are talking
about
> allowing software (and technology) patents in the EU as well. So if all
goes
> wrong, we'll all be in the same boat in some years time :-(
>

If anybody doesnt know,there is a petition against EU software patents at:
http://petition.eurolinux.org/

David

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