[Patents] FFII Database of European Software Patents and Press Conference

[Gregory Aharonian srctran@world.std.com]

>.... Starting from mid of next year we will conduct large parts of our
>.... software development in a country which does not yet have such a
>.... highly developed patent law system ........

Actually, it doesn't matter where you develop your software, but rather
where you sell your software, in regards to the threat of software
patents.  So this person is wasting his time and money.  For the most
part, large numbers of (bad) software patents have little effect on
the development of new software.  It is only when you get into sales
does the threat of patents become more real, and even then, only when
you are making lots and lots of money to make it worth while for
someone to try to get some of your money by suing you for patent
infringement.

If you all expect to win your arguments, it might help to better
explain patent law to your supporters.  Comments like the above are
just silly.

Greg Aharonian