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Re: idea
From: John Sage <jsage () finchhaven com>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 19:15:09 -0700
aw, shucks.. /* scuffs toe of shoe in dirt, embarrased.. */ On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 11:43:31AM -0400, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 22:26:39 PDT, John Sage <jsage () finchhaven com> said:Thanks indeed for posting your interesting ideas, but I've just now beaten you to it, and if you *do* write such a program, my army of underworked, avaricious lawyers will sue the cr*p out of you, and you'll be working for me for the rest of your life.Actually, John... it's not as clear as all that. Since D B had the first *posting* on it, unless you could show clear proof that your work preceded it, he'd have you. "just now beaten to it" is actually a very bad phrase to use, because you'd have to fight the assertion that you stole his idea and developed it first.
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Current thread:
- Re: Re: idea, (continued)
- Re: Re: idea Chris Anley (Sep 22)
- RE: idea Robert Ahnemann (Sep 19)
- RE: idea D B (Sep 19)
- Re: idea Valdis . Kletnieks (Sep 20)
- Re: idea John Sage (Sep 20)
- RE: idea Philippe Biondi (Sep 20)
- RE: idea Matt Barrie (Sep 20)
- Re: idea Justin (Sep 20)
- Re: idea (quite a bit off-topic, but....) Dave Howe (Sep 21)