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IPFilter Infriging on Bay Network Patent?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the there-is-no-spoon dept.

jorhan writes "Darren Reed, the author of IPFilter, recently posted this message to the IPFilter mailing list. Apparently IPFilter may infringe upon USA patents owned by Bay Networks, specifically, #5790554. The patent might seem to own just about every conceivable way one might wish to filter and forward data packets, but trying to read through all of the "wherein said first condition" started to give me a headache (ObIANAL). But when you read what application the authors specifically had in mind, it really has little to do with network layer firewalling. Even more important is the question Darren's mail indirectly poses, "Anyone know of any prior art?""

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  1. Re:THIS ONE IS FOR DA AC'S by terriblekarmanow+tm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What the fuck is this? I'm gone for a few weeks, and now all of a sudden logged in users are dissing the CLiT, the best trolls have gone AC because some lame posting limit, widening is suddenly only supported by Opera, and I have to get a new nick to reflect the new karma system.
    I guess I've got to be obnoxious as fast as possible to reach terrible karma today. It's no good lingering at "bad" and being unable to get any lower.

    --
    I'm not a troll, but I play one on Slashdot
  2. Re:No red alert yet. by barneyfoo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How come you dont love any man lawyers. you only like the women lawyers. Granted I do too, but men needs loving too.

    Besides, feminism is stupid. Why be a feminist when you can be a humanist. Feminists never have good answer for that. Either they are stupid, or highly political. Either way, not my cup of tea.

    Did I just say tea? I brew alot of tea now a days. I take a pot of strong darjeeling FTGOP #1, and mix 1 part tea with 7 parts water for a refreshing pitcher of tea thirst quentching. This pot of tea will last me a week maybe. It's much cheaper than buying frozen concentrate, and healthier and tasting better than plain water. I wont comment on powdered drink mix. That is for retards.

    Did I just say retards? Retards are great. They make the rich richer and the poor poorer. Good for me anyway, because I am not a retard. In an ideal world there would be no retards, but I am not advocating euthanasia. On the contrary, I am advocating a celebration of life in the form of reproduction licenses.

    Adeui.