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  #101  
Old 12-14-2010, 01:20 PM
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Default Why not open source the code

then we can all have our version of the software running.. what will they do then, come after everyone who has the source code?
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Old 12-14-2010, 02:14 PM
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The arrogance in Flight prep's release, offering them a temporary free-pass at our technology, geez. Our technology, what part? It's pretty clear why no one would accept that offer.

I would gladly buy a shirt for the Boycott T-shirt campaign.
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Old 12-14-2010, 02:18 PM
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That free license is a trojan horse if ever I saw one. If FlightPrep wants to play fair then please explain how RunwayFinder infringes on your patents.... assuming they are valid.
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Old 12-14-2010, 02:23 PM
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Default I've seen this before.

It's sad, but it's starting to look like FP is trying to get their
hands on the RF software. This happened with the
Luscombe Type Certificate a few years ago.
The threats were identical.
The New Jersey lawyers won because the TC owners
didn't have deep enough pockets to fight them.

I hope I'm wrong,
Tom
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Old 12-14-2010, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by petehowell View Post
Just saw this note on one of my favorite and most useful websites.

Dave Parsons is an RV builder/owner and based on my experience with him, a great guy. I will really miss the site.
Pete, I don't know Dave Parsons. I would really like to hear his side of things, given the new information that has been released. He says that he's tried to contact the plaintiffs and has been ignored. They make the same claim in reverse.

It sounds to me like these parties need to sit down with someone at the White House for beers ...
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Old 12-14-2010, 03:20 PM
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It sounds to me like these parties need to sit down with Obama for beers at the White House ...
Oh, great--------another lawyer
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Old 12-14-2010, 03:26 PM
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Default AOPA web site down...or...???

I've been trying to log on to the AOPA web site on several different occasions this afternoon, and I can't get it to come up on my browser. Since RunwayFinder has been shut down (or is that "shot" down?) I thought I'd use the AOPA Flight planner instead.

I can't get it to load...do you suppose...oh, I don't think so...no, no...but do you think the guy has taken on AOPA??? Surely not, although based on what I've read, S&E (FP) has just as much legal authority to say AOPA's Flight Planner infringes on their patent. Just seems strange, though. Hmmm.

Can anyone else get a hit from www.aopa.org?
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Old 12-14-2010, 03:48 PM
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If you are a member of the EAA, you can
log into Aeroplanner.com with your EAA-365
userid and password.

I used it about an hour ago when I couldn't
get in to the AOPA.

Tom
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Old 12-14-2010, 03:51 PM
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I've been trying to log on to the AOPA web site on several different occasions this afternoon, and I can't get it to come up on my browser. Since RunwayFinder has been shut down (or is that "shot" down?) I thought I'd use the AOPA Flight planner instead.

I can't get it to load...do you suppose...oh, I don't think so...no, no...but do you think the guy has taken on AOPA??? Surely not, although based on what I've read, S&E (FP) has just as much legal authority to say AOPA's Flight Planner infringes on their patent. Just seems strange, though. Hmmm.

Can anyone else get a hit from www.aopa.org?
I just tried and couldn't get to the web site either...
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Old 12-14-2010, 04:11 PM
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IT is no different...read slashdot and you'll see stuff like this daily: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/12...ght-All-Button

(But often companies in IT get patents like this just to avoid someone else getting one, even through they never plan to attempt to enforce it.)
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