They did not patent the sudo command itself. They patented a system that functions like sudo. Totally different thing. Still I do not think it would hold up in court.
Bert Sam Buhlig wrote: > 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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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 > > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]> > >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com <http://pauldotcom.com/> > >> > >> > >> > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > David A. Gershman > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://dagertech.net/gershman/ > > "It's all about the path!" --d. gershman > > _______________________________________________ > > Pauldotcom mailing list > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com <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] > <mailto:[email protected]> > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com <http://pauldotcom.com/> > > > > > -- > Best regards, > -dt > Don Thomas > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
