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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Has anyone seen this today?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><A HREF="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14372" TARGET="_blank">http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14372</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><A HREF="http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1='20030189597'.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030189597&RS=DN/20030189597" TARGET="_blank">http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1='20030189597'.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030189597&RS=DN/20030189597</A> (Linked in above article)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Looks like they're doing what Gnome and KDE have been doing for AGES! As illustrated, there is even the Gnome logo on one of the drawings.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Does anyone have any more info / thoughts?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Phil.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">PS: Can't find the link now, but I have a copy of the PDF if anyone wants it.</FONT>
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