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Date:      Fri, 20 Feb 1998 11:48:09 +1100 (EST)
From:      John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au>
To:        mark@vmunix.com (Mark Mayo)
Cc:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: pre-emptive multitasking patent!
Message-ID:  <199802200048.LAA00578@cimlogic.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <19980219192633.38674@vmunix.com> from Mark Mayo at "Feb 19, 98 07:26:33 pm"

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Mark Mayo wrote:
> 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!

Doh! Americans!

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John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@netbsd.org; jb@freebsd.org
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