Hadron wrote:
> High Plains Thumper writes:
>> Tim Smith wrote:
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> ISO warned about possible patent violations of DIS29500 (aka OOXML)
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | I have just send the following email to ISO members (you can find
>>>> | some of their email addresses on the INCTIS website) to warn them
>>>> | about the possible patent ambush...
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://jeremywang67.blogspot.com/2008/01/iso-warned-about-possible-patent.html
>>>
>>> It's a rather broad patent covering most or all XML. That means it
>>> covers ODF just as much as it covers OOXML, so why do you try to make
>>> it sound like this is just an OOXML problem?
>>
>> Oh, I see, it is a case of reading into a quote, is it not? Care to
>> discuss the article points or give your counterpoints instead of your
>> pointless accusations, hmmm, Timmy?
>>
>> Here is what PJ has to say of this new patent troll effort:
>>
>> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20051021183953795
>>
>> [quote]
>> Scientigo says it met with 47 companies in the last few months,
<SNIP>
>> [/quote]
>>
>> Well, it will be interesting to see where all of this heads. If they
>> go after Sun and OASIS and ignore Microsoft, it will cause another SCO
>> stir. This is particularly interesting if things turn out that way,
>> since the company with the patent portfolio has historically been a
>> partner of Microsoft:
>>
>> [quote]
>> About Market Central
<SNIP>
>> http://isotc.iso.org/livelink/livelink/fetch/2000/2122/3770791/Common_Guidelines_01_March_07.pdf
>>
>> or http://tinyurl.com/242vj9
>>
>> [quote]
>> 3 Patent disclosure
<SNIP>
>> [/quote]
>>
>> Blogger in Roy's link indicated that in accordance with the ISO
>> process, committee members were informed of a potential conflict that
>> could affect the outcome of the current draft ISO approval process.
>> This is the start of what is described in the first quote above.
>>
>> Per the latter quote, if there appears to be a valid claim, then the
>> corrective action is to remove the potential conflict and press on.
>> This is an elementary position of Gnu and FOSS, is it not?
>>
>> Playing the "Devil's advocate", if it further delays OOXML approval in
>> ISO, perhaps it is an indication that Microsoft may be in store for a
>> dose of its own medicine?
>
> What PJ has to say? What do YOU have to say? Nothing as usual eh?
Hadron gobshite as usual, eh?
I see Hadron has a reading comprehension problem and comes readily to the
defence of other trolls here.
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HPT
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