Software patents [Was:Re: Oracle intersted in buying Ubunutu]

[Robert McWilliam]

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:16:40 +1000, "Alexander Jacob Tsykin"
<stsykin at gmail.com> said:
> depends on the country. In some countries, most in fact, they do not
> function as they do int he USA. The concept is not flawed, it is the
> execution.

<snip>

> I agree. But patents do not necessarily guarantee monopolies.

It is starting to look like this thread is based on differing
definitions of a patent. In the US, EU and Japan (at the very least) a
patent is defined as a temporary monopoly.

What actually are the patents you are talking about?

Robert
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