On: Court: Microsoft violated patent; can't sell Word

[krakensden]

RSA.

But you're still correct.

[brlewis → krakensden]

Here's my hypothesis: The less obvious a software "invention" is, the more closely it resembles patenting pure mathematics. Unfortunately, a severe shortage of non-obvious software patents makes this hypothesis difficult to test.

[krakensden → brlewis]

of course, patenting mathematics isn't allowed :)

[gnaritas → krakensden]

Nor should patents on programs be, since they're all just math anyway; mostly sloppy not well thought out math, but math none the less.