[OT] browser plugin patents - warning!

[Dar Scott]

On Friday, September 12, 2003, at 04:50 PM, Edwin Gore wrote:

> What is REALLY irritating is that prior art on this is SOOOO bloody 
> obvious.
>
> Anybody ever hear of an operating system? It's this basic framework 
> that you can seamlessly extend with these doodads called applications 
> and drivers.

I can't comment on this particular case, but I know what you mean.  It 
seems more and more of what was in the programmer's tool box is 
suddenly missing.

On the other hand, I know a lot can be obvious in hindsight.

Dar Scott