[asterisk-users] Software patents (was G723 on asterisk 1.4.1)

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 04:23:26AM -0400, Steve Totaro wrote:
> You need to lighten up buddy.  The point is, who owns a series of ones and
> zeros???  Is your series of one's and zeros better than someone else' ones
> and zeros?  Why because you have more, or the order is different?

You, for instance, might have copyright on the above paragraph you wrote
here. The number you wrote there is not even long enough even for that:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACS_encryption_key_controversy

> 
> Take a vacation, get some tail or something.  Geez.
> 
> You are always riding posts, often with misinformation and never clear it
> up, or quote just the pieces of my post that help your argument and snip.
> 
> I lose personal respect for people who behave this way.  It's like CNN or
> FOX news.
> 
> BTW, define trivial for me please.  Is a race car engine trivial to a race
> car mechanic, of course.  Is a race car engine trivial to my 8 year old
> niece, probably not so much.

A patent should be non-trivial to someone of the same trade. A patent
for a race car should be something that is non-trivial for a race-car
enggineer.

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