Not even remotely true. In fact, ridiculous. Software patents would be
completely the opposite of NCSA's position (both as a group and -- for
everyone I know -- individual people) on the idea of open standards. For
example, look for near-immediate support in NCSA Mosaic for other image
formats, in the wake of the GIF flap.
The only legal-type mumbo-jumbo that NCSA is involved in re: Mosaic is that
we've put trademarks on the spinning globe logo, "NCSA Mosaic" and (I
think) "Mosaic". No patents.
Just further confirmation that newspaper reporters and technology often
don't mix.
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-- Tom Magliery ** NCSA ** 605 E Springfield ** Champaign IL 61820 ** USA