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Re:A ToC of the 20-part linker essay (2008) by pjc50 on Monday July 14, 2014 @05:21AM (#8030166)
Related question: is any of the Windows shared library system covered by software patents?
Re:A ToC of the 20-part linker essay (2008) by dbrower on Monday July 14, 2014 @04:07PM (#8032900)
Shared libraries and DLL's came into being before the software patent flood opened, probably by 10 years or so.
Re:A ToC of the 20-part linker essay (2008) by pjmlp on Monday July 14, 2014 @07:14AM (#8030381)
Not sure, but AIX used to have a similar shared library model.