[Sussex] In from the wilderness...

[ar at f2s.com]

> From: Geoffrey Teale <tealeg at member.fsf.org>
>
> The moral of this story is if you want a UK patent on software make sure
> you mail yourself some designs on paper (to get a post-marked, sealed
> copy) before you do your first CVS check-in!

I think I remember reading that sending matter (sealed or otherwise) through the
post counts as publication and renders it un-patentable.

Anthony