.sigs (Was Re: [LINK] surface)

[COLLETT Martin]

Hmmm, interesting point Ivan.
Not sure if you have engaged Government Lawyers on this topic before.
Alas, I have and I would have had more joy eating McDonalds!

Anyway, enough of that

I too think however, that I will patent the protocol called "LICK"
Linkers, what are your thoughts on this?
Do you think Microsoft will sue?

Warm Regards,
John-Martin Collett | Strategic Technology Architect | Dept of Public
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From: link-bounces at anumail0.anu.edu.au
[mailto:link-bounces at anumail0.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Ivan Trundle
Sent: Thursday, 31 May 2007 12:43 PM
To: Link Institute
Subject: .sigs (Was Re: [LINK] surface)

This must be a record on Link:

1,415 characters, 204 words, 15 lines - all for a footer to a text  
response that consisted of less than 300 characters.

Martin: have you considered asking if your department would  
reconsider the savings in bytes and electrons that might occur if the  
department adopted a sensible .sig? We could turn off at least one  
coal-fired generator by my back-of-envelope calculations.

I know that we've covered this endless times, but it's impossible to  
enforce most of what is in the .sig, and especially the part that  
prohibits downloading of the contents if you're not the addressee.  I  
thought lawyers were meant to follow logic, but the department of  
public works is obviously not working.

iT (The Department of Redundant Department)


On 31/05/2007, at 12:26 PM, COLLETT Martin wrote:

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