Re: [GENERAL] [Fwd: AW: More UB-Tree patent information]

On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 postgresql@fruru.com wrote:

> Anyway, this is once more a good example of the danger of software patents
> - you know what to reply when people say "software patents promote
> innovation"

We (AEL, an association promoting freedom in every sense) have just now
put on-line a page which contains known software patents and the behaviour
of their respective owners wrt Free Software. (We have several
patent-related queries outstanding right now)

http://www.ael.be/node.php?id=52

We hope that this becomes a valuable source of information on which
patent's implementations are available for Free Software work, and which
aren't.  We also include some contact information to ease communication
with the patent holder.

Of course, we encourage people on the "incompatible with Free Software"
category to inform us of any licensing changes they implement which
facilitate Free Software implementations, so that we can promptly update
the page accordingly.

Best Regards,
Tycho

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Tycho Fruru            tycho.fruru@conostix.com
"Prediction is extremely difficult. Especially about the future."
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