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Re: F+O spec : function finder

From: Michael Kay <mike@saxonica.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 22:52:40 +0000
Cc: Benito van der Zander <benito@benibela.de>, public-xsl-query@w3.org
Message-Id: <A1B71F90-6730-4458-BAA0-1DF1F053290B@saxonica.com>
To: "Liam R. E. Quin" <liam@w3.org>

> 
> I don't know the answer to that one specifically I'm afraid. However,
> W3C permission wouldn't be enough to secure the patent protection.
> 

Fortunately the US seems close to deciding that software patents aren't worth the paper they are written on.

Though relying on anything rational in the US nowadays seems like wishful thinking...

Michael Kay
Saxonica
Received on Saturday, 3 December 2016 22:53:12 UTC

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