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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Reading them can also be a really bad idea. I’d second the request to take discussion of any patent that may exist off list. It doesn’t belong here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de [mailto:opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cristina Videira Lopes<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 02, 2011 4:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Opensim-dev] ReactionGrid Inc. files for US Patent<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PLEASE DO NOT POST LINKS TO PATENTS ON THIS LIST. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Feb 2, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Mark Malewski wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i>> Seems like Mark is upset lol</i></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just sick and tired of people trying to make FALSE patent claims on OpenSource software, and attempting to claim "inventions" based on OpenSource software.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just so they can begin suing others that use the software...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It's just absurd.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Absolutely no reason why non-profits, educational institutions, or others should have to deal with "Reaction Grid" legal nonsense due to some FALSE patent claims (based on ignorant marketing nonsense written by Microsoft, who probably never even heard of OpenSim prior to two or three fools asking Microsoft for "help" because they're too stupid to setup their own Microsoft 2008 Server, or use Hyper-V.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Jor3l Boa <<a href="mailto:jor3l@foravatars.com">jor3l@foravatars.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Seems like Mark is upset lol<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>2011/2/2 Mark Malewski <<a href="mailto:mark.malewski@gmail.com" target="_blank">mark.malewski@gmail.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Does anyone actually have the Patent number?<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Mark Malewski <<a href="mailto:mark.malewski@gmail.com" target="_blank">mark.malewski@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regardless, it's just another false claim. Just like the silly IBM patent claim about using LDAP with OpenSim.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is just another false patent claim, attempting to make a false claim that they "invented" using virtualization with OpenSim.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Completely absurd...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'> Mark</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Melanie <<a href="mailto:melanie@t-data.com" target="_blank">melanie@t-data.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It really contains no useful information. However, it looks like<br>this is a "Business method patent" which will not be recognized<br>outside the US even if granted.<br><span style='color:#888888'><br>Melanie</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Marcus Alexander Link wrote:<br>> Sorry, that was the wrong link. Here ist the correct one:<br>><br>> <a href="http://reactiongrid.blogspot.com/2011/02/reactiongrid-inc-files-for-us-patent.html" target="_blank">http://reactiongrid.blogspot.com/2011/02/reactiongrid-inc-files-for-us-patent.html</a><br>><br>> Regards, Marcus<br>><br>> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Michael Cerquoni <<a href="mailto:nebadon2025@gmail.com" target="_blank">nebadon2025@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> This article seems to make no mention of a Patent filing. The word Patent<br>>> is not mentioned even once.<br>>><br>>> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Marcus Alexander Link <<a href="mailto:manupool@gmail.com" target="_blank">manupool@gmail.com</a>><br>>> wrote:<br>>>><br>>>> Hi everyone,<br>>>><br>>>> just saw this posting. Thx to Pathfinder.<br>>>><br>>>> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000004150" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000004150</a><br>>>><br>>>> Regards,<br>>>> Marcus<br>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>> Opensim-dev mailing list<br>>>> <a href="mailto:Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de" target="_blank">Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><br>>>> <a href="https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev" target="_blank">https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev</a><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> --<br>>> Michael Emory Cerquoni - Nebadon Izumi @ <a href="http://osgrid.org" target="_blank">http://osgrid.org</a><br>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> Opensim-dev mailing list<br>>> <a href="mailto:Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de" target="_blank">Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><br>>> <a href="https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev" target="_blank">https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev</a><br>>><br>>><br>><br>><br>><br>_______________________________________________<br>Opensim-dev mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de" target="_blank">Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><br><a href="https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev" target="_blank">https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Opensim-dev mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de" target="_blank">Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><br><a href="https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev" target="_blank">https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Opensim-dev mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de">Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><br><a href="https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev" target="_blank">https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Opensim-dev mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de">Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><br><a href="https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev">https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>