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From: julian@riacs.edu (Julian E Gomez)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Pixar's patent on stochastic image generation
Message-ID: <1990Oct30.045607.20215@riacs.edu>
Date: 30 Oct 90 04:56:07 GMT
Organization: RIACS, NASA Ames Research Center
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In article <1990Oct26.131122.2169@abcfd20.larc.nasa.gov> jcburt@ipsun.larc.nasa.gov (John Burton) writes:
" Hey,  don't laugh...read the article in Nov 1990 issue of Dr. Dobbs Journal...
" The authors bring up an interesting patent infringement that X windows is 
" worrying about...seems someone patented the use of XOR for non-destructive
" cursor movement...if you get a chance...READ THE ARTICLE!!!
" no area of computer science is safe...

What really pisses me off about this particular patent is that at the
time it was applied for the technique was common practice.

-- 

"We must grasp the bull by the tail, and look the matter squarely in the face!"

	Julian "a tribble took it" Gomez     julian@riacs.edu