If someone send me a lawsuit over an obvious process - I would call it RICO(Racketeering), Extortion and file a counter-suit.
As Microsoft has found out - just because it owns the patent (even if the patent has merit) didn't get them out of the legal problems of anti-competitive behaviour.
I believe a company should have to show a good faith effort to develope a process/technology, before filing a patent.
~Hostguy2004
Does everyone remember the 'secure linux kernel' that originally came from the NSA, which part of Dept. of Defense.
There is at least 100 NSA programmers who regularly contribute to various GPL/Open Source projects. The difference is that they don't use nsa.gov email addresses when they contribute.
I'm certain if those NSA programmers had their way, Linux or FreeBSD would be the only desktop OS allowed anywhere in the DoD.
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What about the BSD Ports system?
Isn't standardizing the installation what Ports was designed for?
If someone send me a lawsuit over an obvious process - I would call it RICO(Racketeering), Extortion and file a counter-suit. As Microsoft has found out - just because it owns the patent (even if the patent has merit) didn't get them out of the legal problems of anti-competitive behaviour. I believe a company should have to show a good faith effort to develope a process/technology, before filing a patent. ~Hostguy2004
Does everyone remember the 'secure linux kernel' that originally came from the NSA, which part of Dept. of Defense.
There is at least 100 NSA programmers who regularly contribute to various GPL/Open Source projects. The difference is that they don't use nsa.gov email addresses when they contribute.
I'm certain if those NSA programmers had their way, Linux or FreeBSD would be the only desktop OS allowed anywhere in the DoD.
~hostguy2004