VFAT patent avoidance and patent workarounds

Posted Jul 1, 2009 5:22 UTC (Wed) by njs (subscriber, #40338)
In reply to: VFAT patent avoidance and patent workarounds by nix
Parent article: VFAT patent avoidance and patent workarounds

> That's why I mentioned old laws getting ignored: that's one major difference, because old code doesn't get ignored

Heh, I just read it as part of the analogy, with the old laws like the old modules that end up sitting in a corner mumbling quietly to themselves without actually being hooked into anything that matters anymore.

VFAT patent avoidance and patent workarounds

Posted Jul 1, 2009 22:05 UTC (Wed) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link] (1 responses)

That works, too.

Anyway, my apologies for introducing an analogy unrelated to cars, but as
I don't drive I have to make my own fun.

VFAT patent avoidance and patent workarounds

Posted Jul 1, 2009 22:47 UTC (Wed) by njs (subscriber, #40338) [Link]

As part of the rising interest in "green" computing, I propose that henceforth we make analogies involving biking, walking, and light rail whenever possible.