OK. Maybe I am retarded.....don't answer that. I would just think that this would still be applicable.
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/license.html Could someone maybe explain how this could happen with this still in affect. On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Don Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > However... > > Groklaw brings up some interesting "prior art" and history of sudo. > > http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091111094923390 > > Anyway, it's an interesting read... > > Best regards, > -dt > Don Thomas > > > > > On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 5:18 AM, Leandro Malaquias < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> David A. Gershman wrote: >> > To be legal, I just removed all 'sudo' existence from my Linux boxes. >> > >From now on, I'll boot into Windows and double click my 'sudo' icon and >> > provide: >> > >> > - the OS to boot into (though only Window 7 and above are allowed) >> > - the command to execute (properly corrected by M$ spell and >> > grammar check.) >> > - the user to execute as (corrected to 'administrator') >> > - and the password (shown in the clear, of course) >> > >> > After "completion", I'll get a dialog box with title 'Error' and text >> > 'Error'. >> > >> > "Microsoft. Where do you want to go...oh nevermind, we'll decide." >> > >> > >> >> Website: http://gizmodo.com/5402796/microsoft-patents-the-sudo-command >> >> Patent: >> >> >> >> >> > >> http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,617,530.PN.&OS=PN/7,617,530&RS=PN/7,617,530 >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > ---------------------------------------- >> > David A. Gershman >> > [email protected] >> > http://dagertech.net/gershman/ >> > "It's all about the path!" --d. gershman >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Pauldotcom mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> > >> > >> >> >> http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/New-Microsoft-patent-may-put-Linux-security-components-at-risk-857848.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> > > > > -- > Best regards, > -dt > Don Thomas > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >
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