tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post2947625357332817845..comments2024-03-29T07:19:11.970-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Some People are Helping to "Mark Watney" Things During the PandemicComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-36770072565592017222020-04-04T08:37:03.015-04:002020-04-04T08:37:03.015-04:00I'd not be so sure about 'prior art'- ...I'd not be so sure about 'prior art'- else why would so many Linux groups have banded together to patent as much software as they could, as a defensive move against patent trolls?<br /><br />https://www.linuxdefenders.org/<br />https://www.openinventionnetwork.com/<br /><br />Sikhandtakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721425916899131649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-30207174044307236222020-04-02T12:47:47.167-04:002020-04-02T12:47:47.167-04:00Nobody else can patent it once he releases the des...Nobody else can patent it once he releases the design. It becomes "prior art", as the USPTO puts it.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-22748000399957375212020-04-02T12:30:52.230-04:002020-04-02T12:30:52.230-04:00He is a fool, and should patent it. Not to make m...He is a fool, and should patent it. Not to make money but to block <br />any chance of some profiteer getting a patent!<br /><br />That and profit or no, he deserves the recognition.<br /><br />Eck!Eck!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13890237094647111653noreply@blogger.com