UNCLASSIFIED - RE: [Linux-cluster] iSCSI GFS

[gordan at bobich.net]

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008, isplist at logicore.net wrote:

>>> http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0108.0/0294.html
>>> http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7103638.html
>>>
>> I despair. How can an NFS proxy be patent-worthy?
>
> Can't concepts be protected?

AFAIK, patents have to be non-trivial _and_ non-obvious. Plus the fact 
that using a userspace NFS daemon has allowed for this for many years, 
which means prior art.

Gordan