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OT HTC ONE M7 SALE!!
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 05 May '15

05 May '15

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NairobiCoder Platform
by Amos Sang 05 May '15

05 May '15

Finally a tool help clients to better match their software development needs with the right talent Regard A sang

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Compact flash : 256MB
by SAMUEL MACHARIA 05 May '15

05 May '15

Hello Skunks, I'm looking for the subject accessory. Any lead will be appreciated. Regards, Samuel.

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Uproar as Safaricom unveils revised PostPay bundle terms
by Joseph Tintale 05 May '15

05 May '15

They are at it once again, now post paid accumulated SMSes and minutes will expire in 30 days. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Uproar-as-Safaricom-unveils-revised-postpa… Regards, Joseph.

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Custom software market
by Peter Karunyu 05 May '15

05 May '15

Dear members, So yesterday, a friend of mine bought a relatively well made and comprehensive school management system <http://codecanyon.net/item/ice-advanced-school-management-system/10452009> from codecanyon for about Kshs. 4000. Yes, you read that right, four thousand shillings (actually, it was less than that). That developer has sold 21 copies as of today. The app is made with CodeIgniter and runs off MySQL, and full source code is provided. This made me wonder, how will this impact our local software market?

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Re: [Skunkworks] an Intellectual Property question
by Paul Korir 05 May '15

05 May '15

Hi, Here are my thoughts*: Intellectual property has many forms: copyright, patents, trademarks etc. and whether one ‘has a claim’ will depend on the nature of the property. Copyright applies to the actual representation used by an author but does not touch on the underlying semantics. Therefore, an author claims copyright for what they author but not the ideas. They cannot own the ideas. Software developers have automatic copyright for work they author except when their terms of employment explicitly deprive them of this right. Patents apply to a claim that the realisation of an idea is original and restrict anyone else from commercialising that realisation. Again, the person does not own the idea (only to the extent that they are the only ones who can realise it). For example, Safaricom might claim the process by which M-PESA works is original and thereby disclose it in return for the monopoly to effect it but they cannot claim the idea of money transfer via mobiles (because someone could always come up with an original way to do it that they did not anticipate). Trademarks apply to a symbol and claim it for exclusive use of trade. A claim against a trademark is irrespective of whether it is registered but it’s better to register to be on the safe side. In the cited scenario, the developer owns the realisation of the database using the scripts that he wrote but certainly not the structure of the database. For that, he would have to show that what he devised is a previously unthought of design for which he has been granted a patent. I doubt he has this. Therefore, if you reverse engineer the database you have not violated his rights because his rights were only restricted to the script he wrote. In fact, it could be argued that his realisation may be the most reasonable way in which that database could be designed, which would make it unpatentable (on grounds of being obvious). The only restriction would be if you signed a contract accepting that you would not reverse engineer the code. But if he would have issued such a clause then surely you would have put in place sufficient protection to prevent the current scenario. Best wishes, Paul Korir, PhD +353 86 224 1966 +254 72 400 4767 Ordnung muß sein *These do not constitute legal advice. I am not responsible for the decision you take from this information. I am open to correction. > On 1 May 2015, at 18:33, skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke wrote: > > Re: an Intellectual Property question

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by James Mutuma 05 May '15

05 May '15

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Popcorn-Time on Raspberry Pi
by Lloyd 05 May '15

05 May '15

Hi guys, Has anyone on the list or perhaps someone they happen know ran or currently running something like the above stated? Also, what is (as per their experience) the optimum bandwidth dedicated to the application to ensure "flawless" streaming of 720p or preferably 1080p picture quality media? Lastly, Is the connection used Micro-Wave or Fiber based? Thanks. -- Kind Regards, Lloyd Njunge Cell: 254 723 739 733

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Dual Hard Drive Docking Station
by Thomas Amenya 04 May '15

04 May '15

Hello Skunk Team Any ideas where I can buy this device Thanks

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Dead / Idle CPUs
by Laban Jacobs 04 May '15

04 May '15

anyone who has dead desktop cpu's? -- *Best Regards,Laban Njau Njuguna.* *Managing Director,* *Clanz World Ltd.* *Tel: +254 723 697584.*

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