[boost] Microsoft XML serialization patent

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-06 17:28:26

I just came upon an incredible thing.

It seems that microsoft has filed a U.S. Patent Application for XML
serialization.   I'm sort of dumbfounded at this.   Truth be told I've seen
a lot of even more ridiculous patents but somehow this strikes closer to
home.  I'm really at a loss to appreciate the ramifcations of this - if any.

Robert Ramey

http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=
1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=20040261020.PGNR.