FYI, unless you are subscribed to the license-discuss mailing list, your emails aren't going to the list. While I agree with everyone else that the USPTO fails to protect US citizens against theft by unethical patentors of existing or obvious ideas, license-discuss isn't the place to discuss it. Dave Crocker writes: .... -- --my blog is at http://blog.russnelson.com | People have strong opinions Crynwr sells support for free software | PGPok | about economics even though 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315-323-1241 | they've never studied it. Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | Sheepdog | Curious how that is! _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf