[lazarus] writing GTK programs

[d0hb0y]

I know that Borland actually filed and won the patent (I cant remember 
where I read about it)... and I know that Microsoft paid Borland for an 
unlimited license of their (newly) patented RAD technology...  Hopefully 
that was just a one-shot to get some quick cash out of Microsoft.

As far as the others, I can see Oracle paying them off .. Computer 
Associates (Power Builder) is a pretty big company too..

Just one of those things that make ya go, "hmmmmm" :-)

== Ron

At 07:39 PM 5/1/00 -0700, you wrote:
>I think if that were the case, then Borland would be in violation to
>Micro$oft, PowerSoft and Oracle because VB, PowerBuilder and Oracle Forms
>were all out long before Delphi, and all are RAD tools.
>
>
>Curtis
>
>d0hb0y wrote:
>
> > >At 01:59 AM 5/2/00 +0100, you wrote:
> > >
> > >Ok we know it ain't RAD yet but it is getting there!
> >
> > Are there any concerns regarding the fact that Borland owns the "patent"
> > (cough cough) on the "RAD" development method?
> >
> > I wonder how a company can collect on a patent from free software? (From
> > the users?).. do I smell another UNISYS LZW/GIF Fiasco?
> >
> > Just food for thought :-)
> >
> > == Ron
> >
>
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