Any such patent may be active, but illegal anyway.
When will you realize that software patents are illegal? Even in the US? And it doesn't matter whether anyone has it, because as soon as somebody challenges it, the lawsuit will be withdrawn. An illegal, but presumed active, patent is still worth something to make gullible people pay.
Can't help. But .gif should have died years ago. No reason to shun .mp4 containers just because firefox is bad at it. Download it, mkvtoolnix fixes those pesky .mp4-containers into shiny .mkv.
Could. But probably it's a miserable piece of assembler targeted at 32bit x86 MS-DOS.
Only tell me what it is if there's source code available and compiles with a contemporary compiler (because that is the definition of "runs on modern computers") .
It's not only that. It's because the Linux ecosystem itself is fragmented. An exploit running on Ubuntu 16 might work on Debian 9, but won't work on SuSE 12 or Fedora 27. And of course, only on the same architecture, so the Raspbian running things like train tables might be immune.
So even when most of the worlds servers are running Linux (which they do), which ones are you going to target? Answer: The 20% running Microsoft products. Because it's still the biggest uniform ecosystem.
It's like the music charts. The hits on top might be the lousiest miserable excuse for music there is, but it its 15% market share is the biggest, it's still the financially most interesting segment. You get the most market penetration for the least amount of effort. It's also why pop (and Windows) sucks ;).
Yes, on the whole the Linux ecosystem would be more resilient against these kinds of attack. Because of fragmentation, and because security updates don't tend to break the systems, and are mostly applied automatically.
Then again, some people are hellbound to have some ancient system running. "Our door controls only works with RedHat 4" (even if they don't but they were only certified for RH4). And these would be exactly the same shops that would do things like running Windows XP.
And don't even get started with Android. Now there's a lot of systems out there having the same vulnerabilities and are not updated any more.
Freedom is not the freedom of everyone to purchase his own monopoly.
But your "internet should be free" obviously means exactly that, so yes, we accuse you being a stooge for supporting the "freedom to exploit everyone else"
I can't see what the deal is, and frankly, I can't see why anyone bothered. The reason is that
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(2) The following in particular shall not be regarded as inventions within the meaning of paragraph 1:
(c) schemes, rules and methods for performing mental acts, playing games or doing business, and programs for computers; "
In other words, all these patents to Fraunhofer have been granted illegally by the EPO. The trouble with the EPO is that it's not a government body, but only exists as a result of the EPC treaty, and THERE IS NO JURISDICTION. So you can't actually hold them responsible for criminally granting patents.
On the other hand if you ever challenge such a patent, it will immediately become void, as there is no legal base for it's existence in the first place. And of course Fraunhofer and all beneficiaries of these illegally granted patents try to avoid any challenge to its patents, so they actually don't enforce them at all. They just try to convince people that they could enforce them, and have them pay voluntarily. It's fraud in essence.
And that is why you completely ignore any and all patents on software in Europe.
(Be advised that the situation in the US is slightly different, as some courts have actually upheld illegally granted patents on software, due to a different definition of algorithm in patent law than in mathematics. Actually, patent courts have defined algorithms as something not belonging to mathematics. You can't argue with such nutcases).
"The Best Defense is a Good Offense" is complete bogus in this environment.
Because every zero-day you know, is at the same time a vulnerability.
You think it's nice to be able to penetrate systems at will for your surveillance wants? Well, you're putting your hospitals, electrical grid, power plants, all other government agencies, the military, everything at risk at the same time.
You can only choose to have everyone vulnerable or nobody.
*Liberal governors and senators are calling for gun control.*
You got it wrong. "Liberals" are not calling for "control". Either they're liberal, or they're calling for control, but the two are mutually exclusive.
As it happens "Liberal" means "standing in for liberty" which means less control and less regulation.
This is actually similar in most parts of Europe, although the manufacturing date is usually "before 1871". And yes, this also includes muzzle-loading revolvers in some countries.
Here in Switzerland its "single-shot muzzle loaders manufactured before 1871".
That's nothing. Actually, Bill Gates is a man who also made copyright from money! Really. Several nations were made to change their copyrights in the 80ies, on account of the US software producers lobbying.
So for instance here in Switzerland, we've got the "software exemptions" in copyright. It goes like this: (rights on loans) 13.4 this does not apply to computer programs. (private copies) 19.4 this does not apply to computer programs. And so on. Of course. it's the rights of the people which software is exempt of.
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Re: Re: These patents have been granted illegally anyway
Read it, weep.
It's not me endorsing US patents (me, being European anyway), it's US patent courts being total fruit-loops.
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When will you realize that software patents are illegal? Even in the US? And it doesn't matter whether anyone has it, because as soon as somebody challenges it, the lawsuit will be withdrawn. An illegal, but presumed active, patent is still worth something to make gullible people pay.
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Only tell me what it is if there's source code available and compiles with a contemporary compiler (because that is the definition of "runs on modern computers") .
If it qualifies, it's probably good.
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So even when most of the worlds servers are running Linux (which they do), which ones are you going to target? Answer: The 20% running Microsoft products. Because it's still the biggest uniform ecosystem.
It's like the music charts. The hits on top might be the lousiest miserable excuse for music there is, but it its 15% market share is the biggest, it's still the financially most interesting segment. You get the most market penetration for the least amount of effort. It's also why pop (and Windows) sucks ;).
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Re: Actually, they play both sides
Why would you say that? Are you just misinformed or are you doing propaganda against Wikileaks?
Because the exploit ETERNALBLUE was leaked by the Shadow Brokers. https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/nsa-leaking-shadow-brokers-just-dumped-its-most-damaging-re lease-yet/
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Linux
Then again, some people are hellbound to have some ancient system running. "Our door controls only works with RedHat 4" (even if they don't but they were only certified for RH4). And these would be exactly the same shops that would do things like running Windows XP.
And don't even get started with Android. Now there's a lot of systems out there having the same vulnerabilities and are not updated any more.
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Freedom is not the freedom of everyone to purchase his own monopoly.
But your "internet should be free" obviously means exactly that, so yes, we accuse you being a stooge for supporting the "freedom to exploit everyone else"
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These patents have been granted illegally anyway
I can't see what the deal is, and frankly, I can't see why anyone bothered. The reason is that " (2) The following in particular shall not be regarded as inventions within the meaning of paragraph 1: (c) schemes, rules and methods for performing mental acts, playing games or doing business, and programs for computers; "
https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar52.html
In other words, all these patents to Fraunhofer have been granted illegally by the EPO. The trouble with the EPO is that it's not a government body, but only exists as a result of the EPC treaty, and THERE IS NO JURISDICTION. So you can't actually hold them responsible for criminally granting patents.
On the other hand if you ever challenge such a patent, it will immediately become void, as there is no legal base for it's existence in the first place. And of course Fraunhofer and all beneficiaries of these illegally granted patents try to avoid any challenge to its patents, so they actually don't enforce them at all. They just try to convince people that they could enforce them, and have them pay voluntarily. It's fraud in essence.
And that is why you completely ignore any and all patents on software in Europe.
(Be advised that the situation in the US is slightly different, as some courts have actually upheld illegally granted patents on software, due to a different definition of algorithm in patent law than in mathematics. Actually, patent courts have defined algorithms as something not belonging to mathematics. You can't argue with such nutcases).
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It's not even about the King
The King just seems to be oblivious to the fact that his subjects in the government are bullying his people.
Kinda like Queen Elizabeth II being oblivious to the fact that her Secret Services are going full fascist against her people.
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Hollywood financing Chinas fascist regime
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Re: NSA: The Best Defense is a Good Offense
Because every zero-day you know, is at the same time a vulnerability.
You think it's nice to be able to penetrate systems at will for your surveillance wants? Well, you're putting your hospitals, electrical grid, power plants, all other government agencies, the military, everything at risk at the same time.
You can only choose to have everyone vulnerable or nobody.
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Statistically
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You got it wrong. "Liberals" are not calling for "control". Either they're liberal, or they're calling for control, but the two are mutually exclusive.
As it happens "Liberal" means "standing in for liberty" which means less control and less regulation.
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Antiques
Here in Switzerland its "single-shot muzzle loaders manufactured before 1871".
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Re: Israel
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Re: the irony
a man with money made from copyright
That's nothing. Actually, Bill Gates is a man who also made copyright from money! Really. Several nations were made to change their copyrights in the 80ies, on account of the US software producers lobbying.
So for instance here in Switzerland, we've got the "software exemptions" in copyright. It goes like this: (rights on loans) 13.4 this does not apply to computer programs. (private copies) 19.4 this does not apply to computer programs. And so on. Of course. it's the rights of the people which software is exempt of.
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