__/ [ chrisv ] on Tuesday 07 March 2006 15:15 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>>Microsoft attempted to patent virtual desktops too. The list os such
>>scandals is endless, but for all I can recall, much innovation from
>>POSIX-affiliated people was never patented, so Microsoft attempted to rob
>>original inventors from their intellect. It is hard to believe that
>>abstract ideas, as in the context of /algorithms/, can actually become a
>>property.
>
> There'a bunch of evil bastards out there, to be sure...
I have just filed a patent for bubblesort. Something tells me I'm gonna be
rich!
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