FYI: OT - bad news for mathworld
If you ever saw mathworld you will understand why I find this bit of bad news upsetting. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ The term 'news' isn't quite correct from my perspective because I've know about this problem for some time. Nonetheless, mathworld was a superlative resource for mathematical information. If you never saw it, it is linked collection of definitions of mathematical terms. And when I say 'math terms' I mean *real* math. Steve
I had a permenant link to MathWorld and saw that announcement shortly after it was put up. It was also on SlashDot back in October. That the Patent(ly absurd) TO would allow this travesty suggests that soon we will all have to be paying royalties for using the word "THE" on a website. If that patent is allowed to stand the patent holders could also extend "THEIR" Intellecutal Property "Rights" to scholary journals, dissertations, etc... Pascal, Newton, Legrand, Gauss, et.al., established a HUGH body of PRIOR ART but the PTO apparently didn't give any of them credit for being smart enough to think up integration, differentiation, transformations, etc.. BOYCOT THE CRC! JLK On Sunday 11 March 2001 05:54, you wrote:
If you ever saw mathworld you will understand why I find this bit of bad news upsetting.
The term 'news' isn't quite correct from my perspective because I've know about this problem for some time. Nonetheless, mathworld was a superlative resource for mathematical information. If you never saw it, it is linked collection of definitions of mathematical terms. And when I say 'math terms' I mean *real* math.
Steve
I had never visisted the site before but having read the FAQ about the case I am horrified. What **kind** of people are they these publishers. Their behavious is despicable. I hope they beat CRC. Jethro
-----Original Message----- From: Steven T. Hatton [mailto:hattons@bellatlantic.net] Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 7:54 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: [SLE] FYI: OT - bad news for mathworld
If you ever saw mathworld you will understand why I find this bit of bad news upsetting.
The term 'news' isn't quite correct from my perspective because I've know about this problem for some time. Nonetheless, mathworld was a superlative resource for mathematical information. If you never saw it, it is linked collection of definitions of mathematical terms. And when I say 'math terms' I mean *real* math.
Steve
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Hi, I now understand why Voltaire said, during the French Revolution: "kill first the lawyers" (my paraphrase). -- Best regards, Des Aubery... Jethro Cramp wrote:
I had never visisted the site before but having read the FAQ about the case I am horrified. What **kind** of people are they these publishers. Their behavious is despicable.
I hope they beat CRC.
Jethro
-----Original Message----- From: Steven T. Hatton [mailto:hattons@bellatlantic.net] Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 7:54 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: [SLE] FYI: OT - bad news for mathworld
If you ever saw mathworld you will understand why I find this bit of bad news upsetting.
The term 'news' isn't quite correct from my perspective because I've know about this problem for some time. Nonetheless, mathworld was a superlative resource for mathematical information. If you never saw it, it is linked collection of definitions of mathematical terms. And when I say 'math terms' I mean *real* math.
Steve
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In message <3AAC9D3A.17923421@mweb.co.za>, Des Aubery
Hi,
I now understand why Voltaire said, during the French Revolution: "kill first the lawyers" (my paraphrase).
-- Best regards,
Des Aubery...
Would it be possible to transfer the site to something like freenet ? http://freenetproject.org This file swapping system is said to be completely lawyer-proof. Regards Geoff Bagley.
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