Through a discussion on Slashdot Miguel de Icaza gave us some clarifications on patents. He said:

So the reality is that any modern implementation of anything remotely interesting will infringe in a bogus patent. You write a hundred lines of code and you are infringing someone.

In my opinion, we can fight bad patents or we canmove into a safer industry, like selling panties.

I'm very anxious to see the "Miguel de Icaza signature line" of panties. I envision a pair with the text on them: "Concept patented".


posted Feb 15, 2005 | permanent link