From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Feb 19 16:25:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA29560 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 16:25:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from spokane.vmunix.com (p6a.silicon.sentex.ca [207.245.212.39]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA29439 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 16:24:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@spokane.vmunix.com) Received: (from mark@localhost) by spokane.vmunix.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id TAA01081; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 19:26:34 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <19980219192633.38674@vmunix.com> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 19:26:33 -0500 From: Mark Mayo To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: pre-emptive multitasking patent! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Interesting little bit of news: http://www.businessweek.com/1998/08/b3566027.htm I wonder if he'll stop with Microsoft if he wins? Surely the term has been in wide spread use for ages though?? Seems unbelievable that someone could patent it at this stage in the game! -Mark -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Mayo mark@vmunix.com RingZero Comp. http://www.vmunix.com/mark finger mark@vmunix.com for my PGP key and GCS code ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Win95/NT - 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. -UGU To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message