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Article #73832Re: Patent on a standard-byte order for intermachine communication
From: Alan Grant Finlay
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1991 06:28
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1991 06:28
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In article <9107131607.AA14833@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu>, rms@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Richard Stallman) writes: > US patent number 4,956,809 covers using a single standard byte > ordering for transfer of data between machines whose normal byte > ordering is different. How can anyone take this threat seriously? It is a well known fact that you cannot patent something that is completely obvious, regardless of any "prior art" considerations. If somebody sends you something which is in the wrong order and a predictable rearrangement of the order you want then you just rearrange them back again. This applies to laundry as much as it does to bytes.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,9a4c815047ed049b X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-07-21 04:32:27 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!munnari.oz.au!bruce!alanf From: alanf@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU (Alan Grant Finlay) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Patent on a standard-byte order for intermachine communication Message-ID: <4622@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU> Date: 21 Jul 91 06:28:37 GMT References: <9107131607.AA14833@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu> Organization: Monash Uni. Computer Science, Australia Lines: 12