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I wasn't talking JUST about IBM. I'm sure they have the cash to do most anything. What about JBoss? If they violate the patents, and you based your business around it (like Websphere uses Java), where would you be now? SOL I'm afraid.
Posted by: Roger Ramjet   Posted on: 10/08/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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So much for that patent beng tossed..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/07/04
The reality Bit...  Tim Patterson | 10/07/04
Seems silly that they would not appeal...  Patrick Jones | 10/07/04
Seems like...  rapson | 10/08/04
That would make these patents the "fathers" of object technology  Taz_z | 10/07/04
For that to happen someone first has to try it  NemesisNL | 10/08/04
Or, how about this one...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/07/04
Pretty fair statement  IT_User | 10/07/04
no one probably did  NemesisNL | 10/08/04
just another example why patents...  Arm A. Geddon | 10/07/04
just another example why open source is scared.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/07/04
open souce scared?  Arm A. Geddon | 10/08/04
just who IS open source according to you  NemesisNL | 10/08/04
Ax, give it up...  Kamikaze_Ohka | 10/08/04
Actually...  IT_Critic | 10/08/04
you are right  NemesisNL | 10/08/04
su bought these licenses for the same reason  V Sanders | 10/08/04
Ahhh, poor Sun  FilledOut | 10/08/04
Share a moment ...  Ardian Daka | 10/08/04
Surely this is a rip off of DCE!  Nigel Johnstone | 10/08/04
Open Source Java?  Roger Ramjet | 10/08/04
Huh?  doe_z | 10/08/04
Not just IBM  Roger Ramjet | 10/08/04
So what does this mean...  rapson | 10/08/04
GPL?  Roger Ramjet | 10/08/04

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