Re: [Usability] [Fwd: Microsoft pockets an IM patent (fwd)]

[Julien Olivier <julo altern org>]

On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 20:22, Mariano Suarez-Alvarez wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 08:59, Julien Olivier wrote:
> 
> > Yes, I get your point. The problem is that it's (virtually ?) impossible
> > to create software without being in contradiction with one or more wacky
> > US software patents. So, if those companies really want to target the US
> > market too, they've almost already lost the battle if they don't want to
> > pay for patents. And, of course, it's not even worth talking about Free
> > Software, which, IMO, is already dead (or illegal) in this part of the
> > world if laws don't change.
> 
> What part of the world is that?
> 

The USA of course, where there are trillions of patents preventing
anyone to write any 100% legal line of code.

> -- m
>