Re: [offtopic] Re: Patented algorithms in kernel

From: Dominik Kubla (dominik.kubla@uni-mainz.de)
Date: Thu Jul 06 2000 - 05:38:09 EST

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

Dominik Kubla 

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