[Cryptography] Hashgraph

[jamesd at echeque.com]

> On Tue, 2 Jan 2018, jamesd at echeque.com wrote:
>> Obviously a patented technology cannot give us what we want, and the 
>> patent is an indication that the creators of this technology have 
>> absolutely no intention of giving us what we want.

On 1/2/2018 4:13 PM, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> Not entirely true; for example the "setuid" concept in Unix was patented 
> precisely to stop others from doing so, and yet was released unencumbered.

Well, if hashgraph is released unencumbered ...

And, indeed, if I had the patent, and was serious about cashing it in, I 
would release the payment unencumbered after achieving a substantial 
first mover advantage.   Because no sensible end user would use money 
encumbered by a patent on the means for paying and being paid.