On Sat, Jul 07, 2007 at 09:37:13AM +0930, Tim wrote: > On Fri, 2007-07-06 at 16:15 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > > What I'm trying to discuss is the right to use a patented technology > > which has already been paid for. > > I think you'll find patents are a manufacturing, not end-user, thing. > The builder of *some* *thing* is disallowed from building something that > infringes someone else's patent, unless some arrangement is made. It's > too late by the time a customer has their hot little mitts on the > widget. Um no; patents cover everyone - manufacturers, distributors and end-users - hence the MS/Novell covenant not to sue *end users*. It just so happens that its the manufacturers who tend to get sued because that's where the money is. -- In the 70's we wore flares because we didn't know any better. What possible excuse does the current generation have?
