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Re: [Debian-uk] Sun have (probably) patented apt-get

Olaf van der Spek

2005-07-06, 5:53 pm

On 7/6/05, Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de> wrot=
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> Would that mean Debian gets ownership of the patent then and Sun would
> have to pay us?

No, as far as I understand it means the patent isn't valid.