Re: [wmii] Does wmii violate U.S. Patent No. 5,072,412?

From: Ivan F. Villanueva B. <wmii_AT_artificialidea.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:50:57 +0200

El Fri, Oct 12, 2007 02:13:44PM +0200, Denis Grelich escribiĂł:
> On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:50:25 +0200
> "Paweł Tęcza" <ptecza_AT_uw.edu.pl> wrote:
> > Denis Grelich <denisg_AT_suckless.org> writes:
> > > There are no software patents in Europe.

I'm afraid there are 1000s (>40.000) of software patents granted in Europe.
Some examples in e.g.

    http://www.nosoftwarepatents-award.com/vote/index.en.html

Some have even been confirmed in courts.

> Don't know what chances there are to get rid of them in the US, but in
> Europe every single person makes a difference.

That's right. 

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Iván F. Villanueva B.
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Received on Fri Oct 12 2007 - 14:51:10 UTC

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