RE: Linux stifles innovation...
Oh God. You're right. But who's going to patent the patent on the patent? *ad infinitum* -Original Message- From: David Woodhouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Woodhouse Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:26 AM To: Mark Haney Cc: James Sutherland; Rik van Riel; Alan Olsen; David D.W. Downey; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Linux stifles innovation... [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > Okay, so if we are going to get real stupid about the whole thing, I > wonder if Microsloth is going to patent the patent? Filing nuisance patents for obvious stuff which shouldn't ever get granted is a viable business method and as such is patentable in the US. After all, what patent officer is going to point out the prior art? :) -- dwmw2 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: Linux stifles innovation...
Okay, so if we are going to get real stupid about the whole thing, I wonder if Microsloth is going to patent the patent? -Original Message- From: James Sutherland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James Sutherland Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 10:11 AM To: Rik van Riel Cc: Alan Olsen; David D.W. Downey; Mark Haney; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Linux stifles innovation... On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Rik van Riel wrote: > On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Alan Olsen wrote: > > > I expect the next thing that will happen is that they will get > > patents on key portions of their protocols and then start > > enforcing them. > > If Microsoft would start pissing off IBM and other major > companies which have big business interests in Linux by > invoking their patents, I can just imagine IBM coming down > on Microsoft with their own patents ... > > "Hey you! Stop flipping those bits! Hold it right there! > ... Don't you flip any more bits, read this patent first..." > > (and I'm sure they must have patents on _setting_ bits as > well ;)) Apparently they DO have a patent on the tab key - you thought Amazon's "one click shopping" patent was bad?! James. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: Linux stifles innovation...
Okay, so if we are going to get real stupid about the whole thing, I wonder if Microsloth is going to patent the patent? -Original Message- From: James Sutherland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James Sutherland Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 10:11 AM To: Rik van Riel Cc: Alan Olsen; David D.W. Downey; Mark Haney; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Linux stifles innovation... On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Rik van Riel wrote: On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Alan Olsen wrote: I expect the next thing that will happen is that they will get patents on key portions of their protocols and then start enforcing them. If Microsoft would start pissing off IBM and other major companies which have big business interests in Linux by invoking their patents, I can just imagine IBM coming down on Microsoft with their own patents ... "Hey you! Stop flipping those bits! Hold it right there! ... Don't you flip any more bits, read this patent first..." (and I'm sure they must have patents on _setting_ bits as well ;)) Apparently they DO have a patent on the tab key - you thought Amazon's "one click shopping" patent was bad?! James. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: Linux stifles innovation...
Oh God. You're right. But who's going to patent the patent on the patent? *ad infinitum* -Original Message- From: David Woodhouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Woodhouse Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:26 AM To: Mark Haney Cc: James Sutherland; Rik van Riel; Alan Olsen; David D.W. Downey; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Linux stifles innovation... [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Okay, so if we are going to get real stupid about the whole thing, I wonder if Microsloth is going to patent the patent? Filing nuisance patents for obvious stuff which shouldn't ever get granted is a viable business method and as such is patentable in the US. After all, what patent officer is going to point out the prior art? :) -- dwmw2 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: Linux stifles innovation...
>> repeated exposition to Linux... Hey isn't that _exposure_ to Linux? Or one of Dubya's words? Like strategery? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of fsnchzjr Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 12:49 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Linux stifles innovation... Watch Microsoft's Jim Allchin go Linux-bashing!!! Nice little article on how we're all going to die of herpes from our repeated exposition to Linux... http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-4825719-RHAT.html?ta g=ltnc - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: Linux stifles innovation...
repeated exposition to Linux... Hey isn't that _exposure_ to Linux? Or one of Dubya's words? Like strategery? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of fsnchzjr Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 12:49 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Linux stifles innovation... Watch Microsoft's Jim Allchin go Linux-bashing!!! Nice little article on how we're all going to die of herpes from our repeated exposition to Linux... http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-4825719-RHAT.html?ta g=ltnc - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: TRACED] Re: "Tux" is the wrong logo for Linux
Are you mocking me? :) You know, I don't even know why we are even qualifying the idiot's comments by talking about it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard B. Johnson Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 2:53 PM To: Mark Haney Cc: Dan Hollis; Alex Buell; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: TRACED] Re: "Tux" is the wrong logo for Linux On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Mark Haney wrote: > Richard Johnson wrote: > >Cary, NC. can't be very large. There are, probably, three persons in > >the whole county than have computers. Two haven't been booted since > >the day the were received by the kids because they've been busy > >studying for the M-CAP test. > > Not true. Cary is quite large and is the fastest growing city in NC as of > 1999 figures. It is right next to Raleigh and houses a lot of tech offices. > Lucent, Cable & Wireless, HP. You would be amazed at the tech nology > centers there. Matter of fact, Research Triangle Park is just down the > road. > Not all of NC, or the South for that matter, is a hotbed of ignorance. > > Oops, of course, how careless of me. I stand corrected. It's a great technology center. Just like Duluth, Missoula, and Redmond. ^;) Cheers, Dick Johnson Penguin : Linux version 2.2.17 on an i686 machine (801.18 BogoMips). "Memory is like gasoline. You use it up when you are running. Of course you get it all back when you reboot..."; Actual explanation obtained from the Micro$oft help desk. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: TRACED] Re: "Tux" is the wrong logo for Linux
Richard Johnson wrote: >Cary, NC. can't be very large. There are, probably, three persons in >the whole county than have computers. Two haven't been booted since >the day the were received by the kids because they've been busy >studying for the M-CAP test. Not true. Cary is quite large and is the fastest growing city in NC as of 1999 figures. It is right next to Raleigh and houses a lot of tech offices. Lucent, Cable & Wireless, HP. You would be amazed at the tech nology centers there. Matter of fact, Research Triangle Park is just down the road. Not all of NC, or the South for that matter, is a hotbed of ignorance. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard B. Johnson Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 2:32 PM To: Dan Hollis Cc: Alex Buell; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TRACED] Re: "Tux" is the wrong logo for Linux On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Dan Hollis wrote: [Snipped...] > > The machine's physical location is in Cary, NC. Anyone live near there > willing to make a personal visit to the location to identify the > individual responsible? > > -Dan "You get more respect with a kind word and a gun than a kind word". - Al Capone. Cary, NC. can't be very large. There are, probably, three persons in the whole county than have computers. Two haven't been booted since the day the were received by the kids because they've been busy studying for the M-CAP test. Cheers, Dick Johnson Penguin : Linux version 2.2.17 on an i686 machine (801.18 BogoMips). "Memory is like gasoline. You use it up when you are running. Of course you get it all back when you reboot..."; Actual explanation obtained from the Micro$oft help desk. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: TRACED] Re: "Tux" is the wrong logo for Linux
Man, I wish I was close enough. I am only about 4 hours from there, but I woulnd't waste my time. If he doesn't like it he can stick with Windows and all of it's wonderful on time development and bug free environment. ;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Hollis Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 2:05 PM To: Alex Buell Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TRACED] Re: "Tux" is the wrong logo for Linux On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Alex Buell wrote: > Feel free to send complaints to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and get his account > yanked for abuse of mailing lists. http://www.ilan.net/contact.htm for a nice list of addresses to send complaints to. The machine's physical location is in Cary, NC. Anyone live near there willing to make a personal visit to the location to identify the individual responsible? -Dan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: TRACED] Re: Tux is the wrong logo for Linux
Man, I wish I was close enough. I am only about 4 hours from there, but I woulnd't waste my time. If he doesn't like it he can stick with Windows and all of it's wonderful on time development and bug free environment. ;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Hollis Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 2:05 PM To: Alex Buell Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TRACED] Re: "Tux" is the wrong logo for Linux On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Alex Buell wrote: Feel free to send complaints to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and get his account yanked for abuse of mailing lists. http://www.ilan.net/contact.htm for a nice list of addresses to send complaints to. The machine's physical location is in Cary, NC. Anyone live near there willing to make a personal visit to the location to identify the individual responsible? -Dan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: TRACED] Re: Tux is the wrong logo for Linux
Richard Johnson wrote: Cary, NC. can't be very large. There are, probably, three persons in the whole county than have computers. Two haven't been booted since the day the were received by the kids because they've been busy studying for the M-CAP test. Not true. Cary is quite large and is the fastest growing city in NC as of 1999 figures. It is right next to Raleigh and houses a lot of tech offices. Lucent, Cable Wireless, HP. You would be amazed at the tech nology centers there. Matter of fact, Research Triangle Park is just down the road. Not all of NC, or the South for that matter, is a hotbed of ignorance. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard B. Johnson Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 2:32 PM To: Dan Hollis Cc: Alex Buell; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TRACED] Re: "Tux" is the wrong logo for Linux On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Dan Hollis wrote: [Snipped...] The machine's physical location is in Cary, NC. Anyone live near there willing to make a personal visit to the location to identify the individual responsible? -Dan "You get more respect with a kind word and a gun than a kind word". - Al Capone. Cary, NC. can't be very large. There are, probably, three persons in the whole county than have computers. Two haven't been booted since the day the were received by the kids because they've been busy studying for the M-CAP test. Cheers, Dick Johnson Penguin : Linux version 2.2.17 on an i686 machine (801.18 BogoMips). "Memory is like gasoline. You use it up when you are running. Of course you get it all back when you reboot..."; Actual explanation obtained from the Micro$oft help desk. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: TRACED] Re: Tux is the wrong logo for Linux
Are you mocking me? :) You know, I don't even know why we are even qualifying the idiot's comments by talking about it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard B. Johnson Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 2:53 PM To: Mark Haney Cc: Dan Hollis; Alex Buell; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: TRACED] Re: "Tux" is the wrong logo for Linux On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Mark Haney wrote: Richard Johnson wrote: Cary, NC. can't be very large. There are, probably, three persons in the whole county than have computers. Two haven't been booted since the day the were received by the kids because they've been busy studying for the M-CAP test. Not true. Cary is quite large and is the fastest growing city in NC as of 1999 figures. It is right next to Raleigh and houses a lot of tech offices. Lucent, Cable Wireless, HP. You would be amazed at the tech nology centers there. Matter of fact, Research Triangle Park is just down the road. Not all of NC, or the South for that matter, is a hotbed of ignorance. Oops, of course, how careless of me. I stand corrected. It's a great technology center. Just like Duluth, Missoula, and Redmond. ^;) Cheers, Dick Johnson Penguin : Linux version 2.2.17 on an i686 machine (801.18 BogoMips). "Memory is like gasoline. You use it up when you are running. Of course you get it all back when you reboot..."; Actual explanation obtained from the Micro$oft help desk. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
