> You have implemented second one, but seems it already was patented > http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT6789156 > I'm not a lawyer but IMHO we have direct conflict here. > >From other point of view they have patented the WEEL, but at least we > have to know about this.
Its an old idea and appeared for Linux in March 1998: Little project from Philipp Reisner called "mergemem". http://groups.google.com/group/muc.lists.linux-kernel/browse_thread/thread/387af278089c7066?ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=share+identical+pages#b3d4f68fb5dd4f88 so if there is a patent which is relevant (and thats a question for lawyers and legal patent search people) perhaps the Linux Foundation and some of the patent busters could take a look at mergemem and re-examination. Alan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html