Paul A Bristow wrote:
| -----Original Message----- | From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org | [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Peter Dimov | Sent: 21 September 2006 16:07 | To: boost@lists.boost.org | Subject: Re: [boost] Boost and patents | | Mateusz Loskot wrote:
| > Today, my friend was told (warned) on the #c++ IRC channel that | > Boost uses some technologies already patented by IBM (and | may be other | > entities), like RCU or SMR (and may be more). | | Boost doesn't use any RCU or SMR as far as I know.
But IF IT HAD, it MIGHT provide 'prior art' to defend against the patent, for Boost is undoubtedly published in the public domain and available for everyone to see.
Paul, Thank you for this valuable explanation. I hope it will calm down my friends from the dev team ,-)
I hope that Boost will, in future, prevent (or at least deter) some of the silly software patents that are doing little but enrich some members of the legal progression.
Yes, it seems to be very important aspect nowadays, to have eyes wide open :) Cheers -- Mateusz Loskot http://mateusz.loskot.net