On Sunday 19 November 2006 16:35, Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Sunday 19 November 2006 04:31, Anders Johansson wrote:
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Patent violations, of course, don't even need source code access
How do you figure? Patents are about how something is accomplished as much as what is accomplished. They are about specific mechanisms, not just specific outcomes.
Patents are not about how something is accomplished, no. That is copyright. Patents are about what is accomplished. There is no way to design around it. If a particular function is patented, the only way to avoid infringing on the patent is to throw out the patent (or, naturally, invalidating the patent by showing prior art, but that's another story) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org