Re: AT&T Threat against X Windows freedom

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From: Dan Bernstein
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 1991 01:36

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In article <RJC.91Mar2173032@brodie.uk.ac.ed.cstr> rjc@uk.ac.ed.cstr (Richard Caley) writes:
> Ok, here's an idea we came up with yesterday while chatting about this
> fiasco. 
> It should be made cheap (or free) to chalenge a patent on the grounds
> of prior art/obviousness.

It is.

Could people at least make an effort to find out the current state of
the law before criticizing it?

---Dan

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From: brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein)
Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: AT&T Threat against X Windows freedom
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Date: 3 Mar 91 01:36:47 GMT
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