On Nov 12, 2012 3:58 PM, "Jed Brown" <jedbrown at mcs.anl.gov> wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Lisandro Dalcin <dalcinl at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 9 November 2012 23:30, Jed Brown <jedbrown at mcs.anl.gov> wrote: >> > >> > I don't know why they don't use the PMPI interface to avoid the renaming >> > insanity. >> > >> >> http://www.google.com/patents/US20090055836 > > > Typical Texan Troll. > >> >> >> (I'm hoping this triggers a rant on software patents!) > > > The patent system is like the plot device in Hunger Games where malicious external attacks are used to increase viewership by preventing success of the competent, except that in this case, it's to siphon money away from innovators and producers into the pockets of lawyers and trolls
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