Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753821AbXFYW1U (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:27:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751100AbXFYW1M (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:27:12 -0400 Received: from server.rillion.net ([207.210.78.215]:34037 "EHLO rillion.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750755AbXFYW1L (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:27:11 -0400 Message-ID: <46804130.9010905@rillion.net> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:26:56 +1200 From: Graeme Sheppard User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070616) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: alan CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Patent or not patent a new idea References: <46803772.7020408@rillion.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 745 Lines: 19 alan wrote: > On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Graeme Sheppard wrote: > >> Dear devs, >> >> In a moment of serendipity I thought of a concept which may be advantageous >> if incorporated into the kernel. I was going to offer it to the OIN but >> they responded they only consider existing patents and I don't have the >> money to afford one. > > How do you know it is a new idea? The essence of the idea is simple enough that I would have heard of it. It isn't an arcane programming trick buried deep in code. - 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/