From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qt0-x22e.google.com (mail-qt0-x22e.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c0d::22e]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 027423B2A3 for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2016 12:20:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by mail-qt0-x22e.google.com with SMTP id p16so280684801qta.0 for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2016 09:20:29 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=KYAFfn9tvptbBJOTJPFbUmto/WZ4aHrJ1vRUP0ChFZU=; b=Q9OxHayxUfdCe5Gn/TwT8bUPwsoK8axBdXcarpMqpueXbIkiuTEFWcoxQ83D7qkhWv E9tSUp7MpQUJSv5EjpbJFMs5fU9FXB2TuEn7ZWpLFBdM9Db97WxUsFtECycaunk6k9Ob MIX85o7x1ws5rZzLOQaj/R/VC5ZspSIJsMOCzzaIezz6Cmix/9s3wFPq22UacZugBGUw WBsFk8gjYUGLG4MWmjv5Ouq9I0OwC6++4e13aq05Ylhw1znVsC+MYbVJHtj7oPNcwplN cxZavfv75Ek1Z1Npvdv6yM7KWkcFDqUxkYMk6WiERcMHpUpD2FJVUwbyiFnMzZpTqg4L tcpw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=KYAFfn9tvptbBJOTJPFbUmto/WZ4aHrJ1vRUP0ChFZU=; b=RHk1h930WXE296SyAB+QyYcBRZuZWeILcBLAOP/iBs5MUnVhIKqu/FpvFX8b/LhD6E oWmkqn0E5qfmZk+deSs0TGkEe/7ULBLE16ryVPPjEoaTCZI2lFFs6jsa8LkrVqivilwA IOJ4+cU0df/HaIn7MqPyRWzsN57+GwcSbGsuOR/QNMi0vgqwXlVQlD5HAN/vl9MeDdU+ xLcvZN0o1cVAxNp/bKLZMz11jLiGEHbbOMTm1r/Ie5fru34wSvpMhpW7Kdpjm26Pja+P 4Wx81dtUkf2YLJk1wzNpS8BZURBNpv9Kf5wpU75aH4k4lbfxI6TYbgvXcuJTrnOJ1Ne6 opow== X-Gm-Message-State: AIkVDXJHqQYqCiNzxSqQOuXytKL2Ss1Ex3cxM9U6VhlqJyzD5CGxWqAnMyDRcJCvPbl5hg== X-Received: by 10.200.55.213 with SMTP id e21mr22087150qtc.106.1482600029492; Sat, 24 Dec 2016 09:20:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from richs-mbp-7245.lan (pool-64-222-228-138.port.east.myfairpoint.net. [64.222.228.138]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d83sm5634575qke.35.2016.12.24.09.20.28 for (version=TLS1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 24 Dec 2016 09:20:28 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2104\)) From: Rich Brown In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2016 12:20:27 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <0E80357B-A2E9-4CC5-8808-BCBC2E214848@gmail.com> References: To: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.2104) Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] License File for Open Source Repositories X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2016 17:20:30 -0000 > On 12/23/2016 05:35 PM, Jonathan Morton wrote: >>=20 >>> On 23 Dec, 2016, at 22:35, Marc Petit-Huguenin = wrote: >>>=20 >>> Aren't communication protocols mathematics, e.g. propositions in = linear logic, and so unpatentable? >>=20 >> I would agree with that assessment. Unfortunately, that doesn=E2=80=99= t seem to stop patent offices from issuing such patents and courts from = hearing cases brought on them >=20 > Maybe one day they'll reject these kind of applications the same way = they reject application for perpetual machines: >=20 > = http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=3DPTO2&Sect2=3DHITOFF&p=3D= 1&u=3D%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=3D0&f=3DS&l=3D50&d=3DPG01&Quer= y=3DCCL%2F%2274%22%2FDIG.9 Maybe the moon will fall out of the sky :-( But that CAFC court ruling is mildly encouraging.=20