- From: Les Barstow <lbarstow@vr1.com>
- Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 15:29:29 -0600
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
> result=((1-mask)*source)+(mask*destination). > >So this is an example of the worst kind of patent: a patent on a mathematical >expression. Furthermore, a particularly obvious one that many, including >myself, have been using for years prior to the date of Apple's patent. Oh, my. They claim they've patented the bitmask?!?!?!?!?! Bitmasks were being used back in the early 1980's in commercial games. This patent wasn't requested until 1992. APPLE THEMSELVES WERE USING THIS IN 1984! Must be a leftover from the "let's patent the icon" days when they were fighting MS. -- Les Barstow | e-mail: lbarstow@vr1.com System Administrator | VR1, Inc. | http://www.vr1.com | Disclaimer: All your server are belong to us!
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