Re: Ada syntax patents

[Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler <nntp-2005-02@t-domaingrabbing.de>]

Martin Krischik wrote:

> Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler wrote:
> 
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> 
> But FORTRAN (the very first one from 1954) was an optimising compiler!

Of course.

> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran. But then, sombody managed to
> patent wheel-barrow a few years ago.

Yeah, right. You wouldn't believe what sort of shit gets patented these
days. ;->

> Again: Thank you Polan for your veto (http://thankpoland.info). Only
> they have another go at it :-( .

On the long run I think, it won't matter. They *will* push it through
someday. They are politicians. :-(


Vinzent.

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