Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: Phil Hunt
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 00:00

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In article <slrn71hu0p.3pi.dblake@dylan.ucsf.edu>
           dblake@phy.ucsf.edu "Dave Blake " writes:
> In article <6vas4k$7tq$1@holly.csv.warwick.ac.uk>, Mr S A Penny wrote:
> >if you have a copy of the windows95 licence, I suggest you read it carefully,
> >it sayt that your use of it is only under the condition that you make no
>  attempt
> >to reverse-engineer it, don't let anyone else use it, install it on anyone
> >else's computer etc.etc.etc...
> 
> They would have to have patented the ideas in Word to make it
> illegal to reverse engineer it. 

They would find it hard to patent, because the only innovative idea
in Word97 is "make is as bloated, slow, and buggy as possible". And
even that is covered by prior art, for example Word95.

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From: philh@vision25.demon.co.uk (Phil Hunt)
Subject: Re: KDE v. Gnome
Date: 1998/10/05
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