The Failed Experiment of Software Patents (blogs.computerworlduk.com) 68 points by brkcmd 15y ago ↗ HN
[–] kabdib 15y ago ↗ A friend-of-a-friend said, upon receiving pat # 4,956,809 ("Method for canonical ordering of binary data for portable operating systems") said "I can't believe they gave it to me." 1982, though, so this one is no longer a concern.There's nothing more I can add except outrage.
[–] ragmondo 15y ago ↗ aka "the failed experiment of full page adverts". TL to wait for the link to appear to the article.
[–] gaspard 15y ago ↗ Is he really named "Cockburn" ? geez... Maybe this is why he is out of his mind: it hurts.
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[ 5.9 ms ] story [ 16.3 ms ] threadThere's nothing more I can add except outrage.