[ILUG] Patents & political party websites.

Conor Wynne weeboy at conorwynne.com
Wed Jun 16 12:38:57 IST 2004


On Wed, 2004-06-16 at 10:57, Ronan Cunniffe wrote:
> I was actually thinking about that X-webs browser, which was going to
> change the web an'all.  Prize-winning technology by an Irish student.
> 
> If the foundations he built on were patented, his work would have been
> impossible.  Arguing that software patents = shut down prize-winning is
> the kind of explosive material required here, I think.

Excellent point, and one I would like a answer to from the pro-patent
camp.

> 
> Ronan
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