[geeks] distributed folding, and patents

[James]

At 02:13 PM 2/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net> wrote:
> > > http://www.distributedfolding.com/faq.html#q32
> >
> > "some time after the initial research is finished"
> >
> > e.g., "after we make our profits, once its useless" ?
> >
>
>You know, I don't think I've ever seen a larger group of pessimists in
>my life. :-/

There is a difference between pessimism and experience. Pessimism is 
doubting something that you have no evidence to support a probability of a 
negative outcome. When suits are involved our experience tells us to expect 
the worst.