From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: mjt@nysv.org Markus =?unknown-8bit?q?T=F6rnqvist?= Subject: Re: implementing reiserfs in C++ for a new OS Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:44:30 +0300 Message-ID: <20040812144430.GF1284@nysv.org> References: <71d3364904080706112e72fb6b@mail.gmail.com> <20040809172437.GP1284@nysv.org> <71d3364904080922267e8c14af@mail.gmail.com> <200408101312.48888.reiserfs-list@quinnh.org> <4119273E.1040104@namesys.com> <20040810211951.GU1284@nysv.org> <41194690.5050908@namesys.com> <1365645117.20040811065416@tnonline.net> <4119B7D1.7000705@namesys.com> <695292334.20040811222138@tnonline.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <695292334.20040811222138@tnonline.net> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Spam Cc: reiserfs-list@namesys.com On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 10:21:38PM +0200, Spam wrote: > Indeed. But I could write another poem which is based on the same > ideas. Another example would be an idea about a cool 3D GUI it > doesn't mean no one else can implement that idea. I would have to > patent it (in those countries that allow software patents) in order > to protect the idea. That's why patents are a bad thing. Originally they're of course about giving the inventor some leeway to do something with his invention, but they can be abused, and are abused, so badly that they do more harm than good. http://www.base.com/software-patents/disputes.html That for example, Google got me many more hits, but everyone cand find the data themselves :) -- mjt