To: Swordmaker
Micro$oft would not go through the time and expense with the patent process on something already invented if it did not think they could charge screw somebody at a later date.
2 posted on
11/13/2009 1:41:57 PM PST by
pikachu
(I’m so scared of the swine flu I won’t even watch ‘The View')
To: Swordmaker
Extend, Embrace, Envelope.
If you cant beat them, own them.
3 posted on
11/13/2009 1:45:12 PM PST by
pvoce
('Good' sense and 'Common' sense are two entirely different concepts.)
To: Swordmaker
Sorry, your analysis is incorrect. What MS patented is NOT sudo. What they did patent is something that sudo does not do, namely, when an attempt to access an application fails, it presents a list of people who ARE authorized to execute the action.
Reading patents is very tricky and the focus has to be on the claims section and read with an mind toward lawyer speak.
To: ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; 50mm; 6SJ7; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; Airwinger; Aliska; altair; ...
Software Patent Insanity PING!
Apple has been doing since 2001 exactly what Microsoft applied for a patent for in 2005 and received in 2009... and UNIX users have been doing it for 30 years...
Software Patent insanity Ping!
If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.
5 posted on
11/13/2009 1:45:40 PM PST by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
To: Swordmaker
Could someone translate all this into common English?
What does this mean to me?
What the hell is "sudo"?
7 posted on
11/13/2009 1:48:25 PM PST by
Villiany_Inc
(Conservative Cause increased by 1!! Baby girl, born 4/9/09)
To: Swordmaker
Because neither the article, nor the poster, mentions what the heck “sudo” is, this might be helpful:
“The sudo command is a program for some Unix and Unix-like computer operating systems that allows users to run programs with the security privileges of another user (normally the superuser, a.k.a. root).”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudo
9 posted on
11/13/2009 1:49:51 PM PST by
ConservativeMind
(I love it every time a criminal dies at the hands of a victim.)
To: Swordmaker
Wow. Just wow.
10 posted on
11/13/2009 1:50:40 PM PST by
rdb3
(The mouth is the exhaust pipe of the heart.)
To: Swordmaker
That will teach those nixsters once and for all! /s
11 posted on
11/13/2009 1:51:40 PM PST by
D Rider
To: Swordmaker
WHISKEY TUCKING FANGO!!!
Cheers!
29 posted on
11/13/2009 4:18:09 PM PST by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: Swordmaker; rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; JosephW; ...
36 posted on
11/14/2009 6:04:33 AM PST by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Swordmaker
That’s insane!!
Are they going to patent /etc too? LOL
37 posted on
11/14/2009 6:12:29 AM PST by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: Swordmaker
Update: Steve Martin notes that sudo goes back even further, to the 1970s and mainframes:
Wow, in addition to being wild and crazy, that's one busy guy!
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