Larry, I was googling for something else when this popped up. Half a page into it I realized that someone had patented common sense. Kinda like a patent for using your hands to operate a steering wheel.
And you should care if you write a document, develop automation, or present a paper that uses this methodology. Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Larry Dinwiddie > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:17 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Unbelievable Patent for JCL > > Just FYI - this patent was issued on 9/19/2000 - it has been around for > over 8 years. Who really cares at this point. > > > <From WEB page> > > US Patent 6120553 - System for modifying JCL statements to optimize > data > storage allocations > US Patent Issued on September 19, 2000 > > > Larry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of McKown, John > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Unbelievable Patent for JCL > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Hawkins > > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 7:24 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Unbelievable Patent for JCL > > > > I simply don't believe someone had the audacity to patent this. > > > > http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6120553/description.html > > > > Ron > > Oh, for the love of <bleep>. > > -- > John McKown > Senior Systems Programmer > HealthMarkets > Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage > Administrative Services Group > Information Technology > > The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged > and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are > not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, > reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is > strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal > offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the > sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing > it. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
