2003-09-09 05:25:05

by Vagn Scott

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Subject: Re: Use of AI for process scheduling -- deja-vu all over again


Remember this guy?

http://www.iit.edu/~elrad/esep.html

The old GA plug-in scheduler from 2.0.
At the bottom of the page he indicates he's got a patent on it, too.

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2003-09-09 13:38:05

by Alan

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Subject: Re: Use of AI for process scheduling -- deja-vu all over again

On Maw, 2003-09-09 at 06:25, Vagn Scott wrote:
> Remember this guy?
>
> http://www.iit.edu/~elrad/esep.html
>
> The old GA plug-in scheduler from 2.0.
> At the bottom of the page he indicates he's got a patent on it, too.

He released the Linux one GPL so he's already granted GPL usage rights
(see the GPL license). If he wants to make a lot of money of proprietary
vendors by playing the US patent game so be it. I imagine anyone who
wants it will just countersue him for something bogus and take it as
part of the settlement when he goes bankrupt.