[geeks] Distributed folding patent

[Caleb Shay]

Because by patenting the algorithm they are also preventing improvement
of the algorithm by the rest of the world.

On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 15:42, Brian Dunbar wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Caleb Shay [mailto:caleb at webninja.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 2:35 PM
> To: geeks at sunhelp.org
> Subject: [geeks] Distributed folding patent
> 
> The Distributed Folding folks are all happy that they got their patent
> on their folding algorithm today.  Disgusting.  I thought this was for
> the pure advancement of scientific knowledge.  Anyways, I left a rant on
> their message board and I'm pulling all my machines off it.
> 
> 
> 
> <The Assigneee is 'Mount Sinai Hospital' how does that not square with their
> project goals?
> 
> ~brian>
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