Re: [offtopic] Re: Patented algorithms in kernel

From: Richard B. Johnson (root@chaos.analogic.com)
Date: Thu Jul 06 2000 - 06:56:47 EST


On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Ville Herva wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 06, 2000 at 12:38:09PM +0200, you [Dominik Kubla] claimed:
> > On Wed, Jul 05, 2000 at 06:32:02PM -0400, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> > >
> > > United Skates of America Patent number 70856775
> > > Infinite loop using the C Programming Language.
> > > Inventor(s) Hui Fuchem Young.
> > >
> > > for(;;)
> > > ;
> >
> > Sorry, but there is no such patent to be found with this number,
> > both at www.uspto.gov and www.patents.ibm.com
>
> If "United SKATES of America" doesn't do it for you, you should propably
> think (;;) as a smiley of somekind. (Besides, while americans may find
> Fuch'em funny, I believe russians have some meaning for Hui...)
>

        Pronounced 'WE'.
        Also the "Patent number' is ASCII for FU..

Cheers,
Dick Johnson

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