Submission + - Microsoft furthers open source patent threats (groklaw.net)
An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft furthers open source patent threats. See http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20071008205138925 .
Submission + - Digital 'smiley face' turns 25 :-) (msn.com) 1
klubar writes: "Another milestone of online communications has been reached. The smiley turns 25 according Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott E. Fahlman who says he was the first to use three keystrokes :-). It's sad that emotional icons, known as emoticons have replaced clear writing to communicate. Soon, we'll all go back to cave paintings (but they will be digital and in high resolution).
The inventor said "But it's always possible that someone else had the same idea — it's a simple and obvious idea, after all.", but at least he didn't try to patent the concept as one would do now."
The inventor said "But it's always possible that someone else had the same idea — it's a simple and obvious idea, after all.", but at least he didn't try to patent the concept as one would do now."
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