Red Hat Claims Patent On SOAP Over CGI

WMGarrison writes "US Patent 7453593 claims command-line processing by a web server of SOAP requests, resulting in XML responses, from and to a remote client. The HTTP Common Gateway Interface (CGI) operates precisely as described in Claim 1. If you POST a SOAP document and return an XHTML response or a SOAP document, this infringes Claim 2, since both XHTML and SOAP are XML languages. This patent thus claims to own the processing of SOAP documents by CGI programs."

Comments

frist psot

[Anonymous Coward]

...dont drop the SOAP.

Re:frist psot

[fictionpuss]

You know, I never understood the "don't drop the soap" joke. Surely if someone is physically able to rape you anally, then there is little to no advantage to you bending over initially.

And if you've ever got a large quantity of soap in your eyes, you'll know that having bent over to get the soap, you've got your hands on quite a good weapon.

The joke seems to imply an attitude of "Oh jeeze - well, since you've started, you might as well finish", which rather cuts against the whole homophobic thrust. I've read back over these passages a few times, but it still doesn't make sense - is it just going straight over my head?

Acronyms

[necro81]

I haven't had to wade through that many acronyms since "Good Morning Vietnam"

Haha Microsoft

[Rogu3]

MS Robotics Studio uses Soap to XML. Haha, how like life now.

And after htey get rid of SOAP

[wiredog]

they will get rid of SHOWERS.

Re:Defensive patents

[gandhi_2]

Oh...so like a litigious Boondock Saints?

In Soviet Australia, wheel patents YOU

[tepples]

A circular load bearing device where a bent-wood rim is suspended around a hub[...]

Except in Australia, such a patent was issued.

Re:Patent for "Talking"

[Anonymous Coward]

Political speeches transfer no information and are thus not covered under your patent.

RIP

[thethibs]

With any luck, this will finally put SOAP to REST.