Re: [Full-Disclosure] idea

[John Sage <jsage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

aw, shucks..

/* scuffs toe of shoe in dirt, embarrased.. */

On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 11:43:31AM -0400, Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 22:26:39 PDT, John Sage <jsage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  said:
> 
> > Thanks indeed for posting your interesting ideas, but I've just now
> > beaten you to it, and if you *do* write such a program, my army of
> > underworked, avaricious lawyers will sue the cr*p out of you, and
> > you'll be working for me for the rest of your life.
> 
> Actually, John... it's not as clear as all that.  Since D B had the
> first *posting* on it, unless you could show clear proof that your
> work preceded it, he'd have you. "just now beaten to it" is actually a
> very bad phrase to use, because you'd have to fight the assertion that
> you stole his idea and developed it first.

/* snip */

I know, I know...

I was just havin' a little fun wit' him...


- John
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