From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from implementers.org (unknown [IPv6:2001:4b98:dc0:45:216:3eff:fe7f:7abd]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 553623B2A4 for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 21:01:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from [IPv6:2601:648:8380:1921:3c29:b7e4:8dc2:1703] (unknown [IPv6:2601:648:8380:1921:3c29:b7e4:8dc2:1703]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "Marc Petit-Huguenin", Issuer "implementers.org" (verified OK)) by implementers.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3B545AE79F; Sat, 24 Dec 2016 03:01:18 +0100 (CET) To: Jonathan Morton References: <1482522285.920219937@mobile.rackspace.com> <7052499a-e3c8-cd9a-7e65-d37eb7eed8fb@petit-huguenin.org> Cc: Dave Taht , "dpreed@reed.com" , "cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net" From: Marc Petit-Huguenin Message-ID: <67c64511-8b25-52a9-6132-40f5e6de593b@petit-huguenin.org> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:01:12 -0800 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Icedove/45.5.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="7qjFCWAAJ86L1IJBPjbMAD781RIDbv604" Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] Fwd: 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 02:01:20 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --7qjFCWAAJ86L1IJBPjbMAD781RIDbv604 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="an2tMk2980RxGPVV3xD7O17Mhge7G687m"; protected-headers="v1" From: Marc Petit-Huguenin To: Jonathan Morton Cc: Dave Taht , "dpreed@reed.com" , "cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net" Message-ID: <67c64511-8b25-52a9-6132-40f5e6de593b@petit-huguenin.org> Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] Fwd: License File for Open Source Repositories References: <1482522285.920219937@mobile.rackspace.com> <7052499a-e3c8-cd9a-7e65-d37eb7eed8fb@petit-huguenin.org> In-Reply-To: --an2tMk2980RxGPVV3xD7O17Mhge7G687m Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 12/23/2016 05:35 PM, Jonathan Morton wrote: >=20 >> On 23 Dec, 2016, at 22:35, Marc Petit-Huguenin wrote: >> >> Aren't communication protocols mathematics, e.g. propositions in linea= r 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 h= earing cases brought on them. >=20 Maybe one day they'll reject these kind of applications the same way they= reject application for perpetual machines: 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&Que= ry=3DCCL%2F%2274%22%2FDIG.9 > - Jonathan Morton >=20 --=20 Marc Petit-Huguenin Email: marc@petit-huguenin.org Blog: https://marc.petit-huguenin.org Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petithug --an2tMk2980RxGPVV3xD7O17Mhge7G687m-- --7qjFCWAAJ86L1IJBPjbMAD781RIDbv604 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEBSI+IuCHU8MsI1GjKcRFldZqfsQFAlhd1ugACgkQKcRFldZq fsRusQ//UCoRxkoE0kfg0hYuCWI1s8C6tykYUwTQUqqDJ7PVmwxqpjb4sX3ZBcTJ 32rVPFKmnh2Jg07fi7HcLdLPoCtfl7vf7vtfVNC4Z7hA92Ci1bQYqnuseN3ft6kA +QjDs5BmRGtpupw2YPhfGJA5dVyzA8c5WhzKeCMfUyXY3011B5ovGls3Ihgttm7N bHimicKpDSluS5SZc9xb8qhjo1urxcGwh9C3vAvzBiPYNJWr2lMgZejOZEc49wDS r0xqf3tf+6Dwvma5S7aNr0N+sqh8NIpcDZ1KXidHuxrWqfY8vYXcesUsd5wjXilj E2JXd2kVWMSByOy9pWEd/IxtCMFLqvFCjzeQ0w0p0dO70kESqXG9VBzaQnJYs9IN vGxzw7QbajDvy8Qu7YKotgDztmtM4NPjKqD7e/wEXOBRYFjnyU73Me/ynlt3L6EO qKI3OAMMRi/G74GlyKfucc/i0VdjJPeqomDSfHsh9zAxoo6i9F0SHmKacn8w4LUV hRRgNhiL0IJKqvnyspihQkWvp0uDV2SvSTfLHNvFtDM/cNec60NBIjF4/XwzYZZJ Ewvd6ZZI+Nrlw5zDR5E02hqHahOz798YkV7MJuosT4CAwP4yDdKDTS5sl9Eu+AIh rRBWOm4v9Opnob7aLJ3Apfp/ksrHb5d6rJjFp4MNZsnArmLOy08= =DrF3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --7qjFCWAAJ86L1IJBPjbMAD781RIDbv604--