> Declan wrote: > Syverson, who is listed on the patent with co-inventors Michael Reed > and David Goldschlag, defended the government's move. "It is a > necessary step for those of us working for the government to bring > technology to the public," Syverson said. How about simply publishing a paper on the topic (and actually I've been reading papers from the onion router project for several years...since 1996??) Since when were patents necessary to 'bring technology to the public'?