Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 9 Jan 2003 22:11:54 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 9 Jan 2003 22:11:53 -0500 Received: from mailhost.NMT.EDU ([129.138.4.52]:21258 "EHLO mailhost.nmt.edu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 9 Jan 2003 22:11:53 -0500 Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 20:20:31 -0700 From: Val Henson To: jdow Cc: Chris Adams , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: "Mother" == "computer-illiterate" Message-ID: <20030110032031.GR32193@boardwalk> References: <20030109192432.A485131@hiwaay.net> <04a701c2b84e$2bd7ad70$1125a8c0@wizardess.wiz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <04a701c2b84e$2bd7ad70$1125a8c0@wizardess.wiz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Favorite-Color: Polka dot Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1108 Lines: 26 On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 06:15:39PM -0800, jdow wrote: > From: "Chris Adams" > > > Once upon a time, Alan Cox said: > > >and of course Sally Floyd, and even Hedy Lamarr (bonus points for those > > >who know what her networking related patent is on) > > > > That's HEDLEY! Oh, but he doesn't have any patents. > > No, it's Hedy Lamarr and she invented frequency hopping spread spectrum > with George Anthiel. I worked on one of the first practical implementations > of the concept back in the early 70s. Somehow it seems appropriate. Chris was making a joke which you won't get unless you watch "Blazing Saddles" (something I've never gotten around to myself). Hedley Lamarr was a character in the movie who, indeed, doesn't have any patents. Neat to hear you got to work on such an interesting project! -VAL - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/