On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Althaf K Backer <althafkbac...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Syam Kumar R. wrote: >> >> See Microsoft's patent for "Rights elevator >> <http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,617,530.PN.&OS=PN/7,617,530&RS=PN/7,617,530>" >> : >> >> "Systems and/or methods are described that enable a user to elevate his or >> her rights. In one embodiment, these systems and/or methods present a user >> interface identifying an account having a right to permit a task in response >> to the task being prohibited based on a user's current account not having >> that right." > > Indeed our this time IRC meet is on software patents,well good > coincidence.
Can we submit the following xkcd comic as prior art/evidence of SUDO Rights elevation http://xkcd.com/149/ _______________________________________________ Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org #ilugko...@irc.freenode.net
