[consulting] Patenting Drupal solutions

[David Jones]

"What sort of things are *patentable* within *open source* development?"

I hope I never see these two words in the same sentence ever again.

:(

On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 12:01 PM, <ixlr8 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Patentable?  Wow, if I had a nickle for every time I've heard that.  I'd
> have a couple of nickles....
>
> It kind of reminds me of a movie quote...
>
> "Inconceivable!"
> "I do not think that word means what you think it means."
>
> Rather than a lawyer, your client needs a dictionary.  The short answer is
> no, he can't patent what you guys are doing.  Both of you should probably
> read up on licensing.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> /me laughs uproariously...
> I'd tell my client no, sorry, I don't roll that way....
>
> Then I'd tell them to hire a lawyer.
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Brett Evanson <brettev at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm working with a client that has asked me this question: "Is
>> anything we are doing patentable?".
>>
>> What sort of things are patentable within open source development?
>> What sort of issues are there with specific licenses? Where do I even
>> go to start here?
>>
>> Any help is much appreciated.
>>
>> --
>> Brett Evanson
>> brettev at gmail.com
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