Linked Lists are patented, every piece of code is in violation

Posted by pajju on Saturday August 27, 2011 @04:02AM
from the google.com dept.

http://www.google.com/patents/?vid=Szh4AAAAEBAJ

( 5 comments | 4 points | on HN )

Re:Linked Lists are patented, every piece of code is in viol... by mooism2 on Saturday August 27, 2011 @04:14AM (#2931107)

It doesn't seem to cover all linked lists, only data structures where each element is part of two or more otherwise independent lists (so it doesn't cover list tail sharing either).

I'm not very good at reading patents, so please point out the claims that contradict me.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Linked Lists are patented, every piece of code is in viol... by vstm on Saturday August 27, 2011 @04:38AM (#2931134)

There's already a discussion about that, see: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2873795

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Linked Lists are patented, every piece of code is in viol... by zer0point on Saturday August 27, 2011 @04:44AM (#2931141)

Great, now we just wait that Microsoft, Googrola, Samsung or Apple buys the patent :/

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Linked Lists are patented, every piece of code is in viol... by nvictor on Saturday August 27, 2011 @09:50AM (#2931458)

googoolora sounds more foxy to me ;)

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Linked Lists are patented, every piece of code is in viol... by pajju on Saturday August 27, 2011 @04:30AM (#2931126)

Unless they Reverse-engineer is there any other way to know?

[ Parent | on HN ]