Fw: Fw: Sun's interval patents Dear John, Bill and all: I trust that people at Sun will take these concerns seriously, and for the  good of all, including Sun, make the necessary changes. People have been  writing and distributing computer programs using interval operations and  interval algorithms for more than 40 years DIFEQ integration routine -  user's manual, and will continue to do so. In order "for interval R & D to progress as fast as possible", it is  necessary that Sun dispel even the perception of a threat to take any legal  action against anyone engaged in interval R&D including developing and  distributing interval software. Ramon Moore ----- Original Message -----  From: "Arnold Neumaier"  To: "Ray Moore"  Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 4:31 AM Subject: Re: Fw: Sun's interval patents > Ray Moore wrote: > >> Thanks, Bill. I will forward this to the group, hoping it helps allay  >> their concerns. > > So far this doesn't mean anything. SUN can still take legal action > against anyone affected by their patents. > > We need an official statement of SUN that they will not enforce > these patents against anyone creating or using implementations > of these ideas in a public domain or GNU licenced program. > > > Arnold Neumaier > > > >> >> Ray Moore >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "G. William Walster"  >>  >> To: "Ray Moore"  >> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:05 PM >> Subject: Re: Fw: Sun's interval patents >>> >>> Thanks, Ray. >>> >>> Your statement: "I feel certain that it was never the intention of  >>> people at Sun Microsystems to stifle research and development of  >>> interval methods of computing. " is exactly true.  Quite the contrary,  >>> we are eager for interval R & D to progress as fast as possible. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Bill >>> >