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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: [kde-devel]  3 D Desktop
From:       Karl-Heinz Zimmer <khz () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-12-09 15:31:56
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On Dienstag, 9. Dezember 2003 16:12, Wout Mertens wrote:
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> As for the patents: I don't know,

OK, I do know.

> but I don't think making something transparant when it loses
> focus is such a whoop-ti-do idea that they should go and
> patent it.

Seems like you never worked for Sun, or did you?

> I'd prefer shrinking the window anyway. And I'm pretty sure
> you'll find prior art for most of the stuff they do.

If we *know* that they did not patent a feature I have no problem
with seeing it implemented

In case we find out that they have patented these (and I bet they
did!) we should be absolutely sure to be able to successfully fight
the patents.

IMHO

Karl-Heinz
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