> Now I've seen everything

No you haven't... there are worse patents :-)

>

http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220040210598%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20040210598&RS=DN/20040210598

>
> Isn't this called caching - doesn't Firebird do it internally, and most
> client interfaces as well.
>
> Is it any wonder we don't want software patent in Europe, and shouldn't
> we be filling the claims in the US ( and Australia ;) )

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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