Red Hat Files for Software Patents

Marsala writes "Apparently Red Hat has filed two patent applications for stuff related to the TUX webserver. The patents are for Embedded Protocol Objects and Method and apparatus for atomic file look-up. One has to wonder (if their patents are granted) what their licensing terms will be.... free for open source, or a tool to try and screw other Linux distros?" As reported by Linux Weekly News.

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Re:What about MS in this deal

[finkployd]

Let's talk about gun control, I'm all for it :)

There is no "best gun" (unless you count a BMG), it makes no difference how big your bullet is or how 1337 your gun is if you don't practice good gun control. Someone who is very skilled at gun control, armed with only an old single action revolver will have no problem against someone with poor gun control who is holding an H&K USP.

Finkployd

And I just had SQUID for lunch...

[jemele]

An atomic look-up operation allows an application to find out whether a file is opened atomically based on whether or not the file path is present in a file system namespace cache. If not, the file open request can be redirected, avoiding or minimizing impacts to the scheduling of various operations involved in executing an application

and my cock is fourteen feet long; novel enough?

Re:What about MS in this deal

[Ed Avis]

OK, how about large clubs with nails sticking out. In that case size does matter :-).

Re:What about MS in this deal

[pnatural]

There is no "best gun" (unless you count a BMG)

The best gun by far is the BFG. If I recall, the canonical definition is Big Fucking Gun, but I suppose it would be reasonable to use the phase Best Fucking Gun, as it is just as accurate.

Your mileage will vary, of course, but I have always preferred the Rocket Launcher.

Re:Summary

[BarefootClown]

Thirteenth post!