[Bluej-discuss] Microsoft patents Object Bench

[Michael Kölling]

Yes, it seems to be resolved. See http://www.bluej.org/mrt/ for details.

Thanks to all of you who spread the word! I am convinced that only  
the strong public reaction moved Microsoft to react so quickly.

The internet is an amazing place.

Michael



On 29 Jan 2007, at 18:57, andrea Valente wrote:

> I've just read that the "incident" seems to be solved, for now at  
> least.
> I'm still astonished that something like that could happen.
>
> I would like to express my warmest sympathy to you and the rest of  
> the BlueJ development team.
> Thanks for a very nice tool and for keeping up and running ;)
>    Andrea
>
> Ps I wish there is something I (and perhaps the bluej-users  
> community) could do to support/protect more the tool in the future.
>
>
>
>
> On 1/26/07, Michael Kölling <M.Kolling at kent.ac.uk> wrote: Hi everyone,
>
> Someone pointed out to me today that Microsoft has filed for patent
> for the BlueJ Object Bench.
>
> This means, if the patent is granted, that they could force us to
> stop distributing BlueJ. I have written more detail here:
>
>     http://www.bluej.org/mrt/
>
> Michael
>
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