On 4 October 2010 09:53, Alex Hudson home@alexhudson.com wrote:
Their philosophical position on the remainder I think is something yet to be determined; indeed, the extent to which such a remainder even exists would be arguable given the standard they seek to set in approval.
Indeed. Giving Microsoft what they're asking for here would be quite ... delicious.
(The EFF is unlikely to be as strident about software patents as the FSF is, because software patents don't affect free speech quite as directly as they affect free software. But, y'know, they're smart geeks with their heads screwed on straight and a good understanding of just how morally offensive patenting mathematics is, and I expect more than a few of them are welcoming the opportunity.)
- d.