Software Patent Madness

Derek Broughton news at pointerstop.ca
Sat Jan 19 20:34:13 GMT 2008


Conrad Knauer wrote:

> As seen in the Groklaw News Picks http://www.groklaw.net/newsitems.php
... 
> """

LOL.  Obviously a python programmer.

> Due to patent concerns, we won't be able to include any games in Fedora
> which meet the following criteria:
> 
> A game where "targets" move across the screen to a predetermined point
> or line, where the player hits a button/key/mouse click as the target(s)
> crosses that point or line, and gets points.
> """
> 
> Any thoughts on that?

Yeah:
 
> Software patents must die.

-- 
derek




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