franki wrote: > Have you guys seen this yet? > > http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,775,781.WKU.&OS=PN/6,775,781&RS=PN/6,775,781 > > Microsoft has patented the technology behind sudo. > > Wonder if they will have any issues hiding the prior art on this one. >
Microsoft is in a patenting frenzy. They know that their days are numbered as they simply cannot compete with the quality and price of Linux. In addition, upcoming industrial giants like China prefer most definitely Linux for reasons of national security and to build their own software industry. Microsoft hopes that one day their patents may serve as a cash cow. As the SCO case is proving, this is probably an illusion. John Zoetebier
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