On 12 November 2009 at 01:07 Robert Bronsdon <reash...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If this patent were ever to come up in court I would just fight prior > existence. A GUI requesting priviledge escalation has existed on OSX and > *nix long before MS ever implemented it in Windows - end of story. > Personally I am happy such patents exist as they do two things: > a) Show how flawed the system is > b) Make it really easy not to care (just claim prior art and your done) There is the small matter of the $5m or so you need to fight it. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-12-02 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
