From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c706117fbdeed638,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-02-14 02:12:31 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsfeed1.e.nsc.no!nsc.no!nextra.com!uio.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: XML and M$ patents (again) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 10:12:31 +0000 (UTC) Organization: PVV Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: k-083152.nt.ntnu.no X-Trace: tyfon.itea.ntnu.no 1076753551 16597 129.241.83.152 (14 Feb 2004 10:12:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 10:12:31 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.8.0 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:5569 Date: 2004-02-14T10:12:31+00:00 List-Id: So, Could Microsoft Ever "Own" XML? Redmond giant granted United States patent 6,687,897 for "XML script automation" - what XML-related patents may be next? February 13, 2004 Summary 3 weeks ago LinuxWorld carried a story on how Microsoft had filed for certain XML patents. Now comes news from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that a patent on "XML script automation" was granted on February 3, and questions are being asked about what it all might potentially mean for the rest of us. http://www.linuxworld.com/story/43651.htm -- "Saving keystrokes is the job of the text editor, not the programming language."