Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:31:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:31:07 -0500 Received: from smtp.circle.net ([209.95.64.26]:1548 "EHLO smtp.circle.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:30:56 -0500 From: "Mark Haney" To: "David Woodhouse" Cc: "James Sutherland" , "Rik van Riel" , "Alan Olsen" , "David D.W. Downey" , Subject: RE: Linux stifles innovation... Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:30:52 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <19733.982340788@redhat.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Importance: Normal Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Oh God. You're right. But who's going to patent the patent on the patent? *ad infinitum* -----Original Message----- From: David Woodhouse [mailto:dwmw2@redhat.com]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; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux stifles innovation... mhaney@info4cars.com 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 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/