Microsoft Patents Sudo's Behavior 657
Foofoobar writes "Just when you thought all was safe on the crazy patent front, Microsoft has come out of the obvious patent closet to file patent number 7617530, which basically duplicates the functionality of 'sudo' which is found in all Linux systems. PJ over at groklaw has a wonderful writeup on the entire fiasco."
Using a *NIX desktop would suck... (Score:4, Funny)
This is why software patents shouldn't be allowed (Score:5, Funny)
...because I couldn't bothered reading all that shit.
Re:Penalties (Score:5, Funny)
There are too many sudo-intellectuals running it, that's why.
"patent this obvious idea" (Score:5, Funny)
Patent Office: "Rejected."
Microsoft: "sudo patent this obvious idea"
Patent Office: "Okay."
With apologies to xkcd [xkcd.com].
They didn't get it on their first try... (Score:5, Funny)
MS: Grant me this patent.
USPTO: No!
MS: Sudo grant me this patent.
USPTO: Okay...
Re:Using a *NIX desktop would suck... (Score:5, Funny)
Meh, I rarely use sudo. I guess I'm just not too used to it. So su me.
Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Penalties (Score:5, Funny)
$ make me a patent
make: *** No rule to make target `me'. Stop.
$ sudo make me a patent
Okay!
$
Re:This is why software patents shouldn't be allow (Score:5, Funny)
I couldn't bothered reading all that shit.
Oddly enough, that is exactly what the patent examiner said.
Re:Penalties (Score:5, Funny)
No, it was a typo.
They patented *sume*. Long 'e' by the way.
Re:Stop with the alarmist headlines already (Score:2, Funny)
Re: They didn't get it on their first try... (Score:4, Funny)
It seemed necessary...
Re:Penalties (Score:1, Funny)
How original.
http://xkcd.com/149/
Re:Penalties (Score:5, Funny)
http://xkcd.com/149/ [xkcd.com]
Re:Penalties (Score:5, Funny)
You're use of the word "genious" is brillant.
Patent office needs to be revoked of sudo access (Score:4, Funny)
The patent office needs to be revoked of sudo access.
Re:They didn't get it on their first try... (Score:3, Funny)
> sudo make me a sandwich
> I'm sorry Dave, but under USPTO 7617530 I can't allow you to do that
Re:Patent office needs to be revoked of sudo acces (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This is why software patents shouldn't be allow (Score:4, Funny)
the system makes every possible effort to interpret the code in such a way so that it doesn't have to do what you instructed it to do.
So law is interpreted. Wonder why our justice system is so slow...
Re:Penalties (Score:3, Funny)
Sometimes an application tries to do something whilst running under a non-privileged account. If an application tries this we could use [magic] to interrupt the process and present a dialogue allowing a user to assume permissions of another account which we know has appropriate permissions [by magic]. Alternatively, we could [do magic] to determine if the user can elevate privileges of their own account, and allow them to do so."
But all your cabbages would explode!
Re:Penalties (Score:3, Funny)