Google Loses Bedrock Suit, All Linux May Infringe 347
blair1q writes "CNet reports that Google has lost the lawsuit brought by Bedrock, for infringing on Patent 5,893,120, 'Methods and apparatus for information storage and retrieval using a hashing technique with external chaining and on-the-fly removal of expired data,' and has exposed the Linux kernel, in which the infringing code reportedly appears, to liability for patent-license fees. Red Hat also participated in the suit, arguing that the patent was invalid, but the court decided otherwise."
Not here.. (Score:5, Funny)
We dont have software patents in the real world.
Re:Bedrock is patent troll, and the patent is bogu (Score:4, Funny)
It's just you. The patent is on garbage collecting a hashtable/linked list combination while it is in use.
That sounds so immensely innovative that I'm not at all surprised that a patent was granted for it.
Re:How can you patent a linked list? (Score:2, Funny)
Your patent would infringe on my patent for "methods of storing and retrieving information encoded using one or more symbols and arranged in a sequential order, as well as methods for enabling the access of that information out of order."
Don't even think about filing your patent, because I also have a patent for "1) methods and apparatus for generating potential courses of action based on evaluation of potential conceptual possibilities, 2) methods and algorithms for evaluating said conceptual possibilities, and 3) apparatus for creating said conceptual possibilities".
Re:Patent translation (Score:2, Funny)
At colege level read past it's expiration as "turned brownish black with multi-colored fuzz and the GF is coming over".