[OT] browser plugin patents - warning!

[Alex Rice]

On Friday, September 12, 2003, at 05:47  PM, Tuviah Snyder wrote:

> Wow how will this impact Java. Looks like Eolas has managed to disable 
> Java
> in ways MS never could.

Here are their patents, including the Plugin one
http://www.eolas.com/technology.html

> Looks like these days maybe developers should spend less time coding 
> as more
> time at the patent office.

Might not be so bad! Einstein worked at the patent office during his 
formative years.

Alex Rice <alex at mindlube.com> | Mindlube Software | http://mindlube.com

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