Why not pick articles?
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What about having a new section on CP where users post which articles they want to see? This would increase accuracy and interest. What do ya think? Vote against software patents in europe
Andreas Saurwein wrote: What do ya think? That soundz like communism or socialism to me, if that was done a lot of regulars would leave CP. Regardz Colin J Davies
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Andreas Saurwein wrote: What do ya think? That soundz like communism or socialism to me, if that was done a lot of regulars would leave CP. Regardz Colin J Davies
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Ouch. Did I say "dont allow free posts" ? Nope, just as an additional channel (maybe link the requests with the actual posted article). Vote against software patents in europe
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Ouch. Did I say "dont allow free posts" ? Nope, just as an additional channel (maybe link the requests with the actual posted article). Vote against software patents in europe
Andreas Saurwein wrote: Ouch. Did I say "dont allow free posts" ? No, And I was only joking. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
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Ouch. Did I say "dont allow free posts" ? Nope, just as an additional channel (maybe link the requests with the actual posted article). Vote against software patents in europe
Hi Andreas, "Vote against software patents in Europe" I was told recently that software patents in Europe have been accepted. I'd like to see software patents made null and void, or if not, made to be valid for a 2 year timespan, as software advances so much more rapidly than other fields. 25 years? If you think about when the concept of a patent was invented and the speed of technological change, then the 25 year time span must be lowered. Regards Stephen Kellett -- Memory Validator. Faster Leak Detection, Better Analysis. http://www.softwareverify.com http://www.objmedia.demon.co.uk
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Andreas Saurwein wrote: What do ya think? That soundz like communism or socialism to me, if that was done a lot of regulars would leave CP. Regardz Colin J Davies
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Sometimes I try to guess which plane of reality you are on Colin :) cheers, Chris Maunder
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Andreas Saurwein wrote: Ouch. Did I say "dont allow free posts" ? No, And I was only joking. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
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Colin Davies wrote: And I was only joking No one understands your jokes Colin! Nish
Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him.
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Sometimes I try to guess which plane of reality you are on Colin :) cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: Sometimes I try to guess which plane of reality you are on Colin How the _heck,/i> do you think I feel about it then. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
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Chris Maunder wrote: Sometimes I try to guess which plane of reality you are on Colin How the _heck,/i> do you think I feel about it then. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
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:laugh: cheers, Chris Maunder
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Hi Andreas, "Vote against software patents in Europe" I was told recently that software patents in Europe have been accepted. I'd like to see software patents made null and void, or if not, made to be valid for a 2 year timespan, as software advances so much more rapidly than other fields. 25 years? If you think about when the concept of a patent was invented and the speed of technological change, then the 25 year time span must be lowered. Regards Stephen Kellett -- Memory Validator. Faster Leak Detection, Better Analysis. http://www.softwareverify.com http://www.objmedia.demon.co.uk
Stephen Kellett wrote: I was told recently that software patents in Europe have been accepted. I was at a presentation by the UK Patent Office earlier in the week to raise industry awareness of the issues, and, to try to put in a nutshell, software patents have always been possible in the UK, but they are difficult to get, because the software itself is not enough - there must be an industrial application for the software, and a "technical effect", such as improved computer perfomance. You can't get a patent for a "mental act". This rules out patenting anything like a spreadsheet or an expert system, either of which could theoretically be replaced by pen, paper and brainpower. Apparently the result of Patent Office consultation is that there is no significant support for following the US approach to software and business method patents. Europe's approach is a wee bit closer to the US, and Japan's is, on paper, much more like the US but practically speaking they'll scrutinise your software or business method application to death if they possibly can. There seem to be mixed messages from the multinationals - they don't want other countries to follow the US example, but on the other hand, they're likely to base their R&D programs in the US as a result of the patent madness there. For further information (in the UK, at least) try: http://www.patent.gov.uk/ http://www.intellectual-property.gov.uk/ The second site has a page with links to significant world-wide IP sites. Gavin Greig
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Andreas Saurwein wrote: What do ya think? That soundz like communism or socialism to me, if that was done a lot of regulars would leave CP. Regardz Colin J Davies
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Colin Davies wrote: Andreas Saurwein wrote: What do ya think? That soundz like communism or socialism to me, LMAO Yes comrade. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge Tim Smith wrote: Over here in the third world of humor (a.k.a. BBC America), peterchen wrote: We should petition microsoft to a "target=_Paul" attribute.