On Mar 19, 07 12:50:12 -0500, M Harris wrote:
> Double Linked List Patented in 2006
>
> see Slashdot today,
>
> http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7028023.html
>
> Well, well. If this doesn't prove that the United States Patent Office
> (not
> to mention the clucks at Cochran Freund & Young LLP) are absolutely and
> completely incompetent with regard to issuing software patents.
>
> Software Patents *must* Die
>
>
> Just to keep things on-topic, Cochran Freund & Young LLP are going to
> be
> coming after Suse Novell for extensively using doubly linked lists in most of
> their open sofware... sorry guys, you won't be able to hide under the M$
> deal. ;-P
>
> *strictly tongue in cheek*
When exactly was that invented again? 2006? *LOL*
Come on. They cannot say 'yelp' as fast as we can say 'prior art'.
cheers,
Jw.
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