From: Jim Razmus (jimbonetruck.org)
Date: Sun Jul 02 2006 - 17:55:46 CDT

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* Nick Guenther <kousuegmail.com> [060702 15:58]:
> On 7/1/06, J.C. Roberts <unknownabac.com> wrote:
> >On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:54:14 +0300, "Alexey E. Suslikov"
> ><crueltexnika.com.ua> wrote:
> >
> >>Patent jeopardizes IETF syslog standard. Read here
> >>http://trends.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/06/28/2320232
> >
> >This sucks. It's no different than what Cisco did with their HSRP patent
> >to try to kill off VRRP. The Huawei IPR claim to the IETF is nearly
> >identical to the crap Cisco put out years ago in their IPR claim.
> >
> >https://datatracker.ietf.org/public/ipr_detail_show.cgi?ipr_id=724
> >
> >The end result is we have CARP, a patent busting implementation that is
> >far better than either of the originals...
> >
> >Will they never learn?
> >
> >Anyone in the mood for "slog" ?
>
> Isn't syslog just like... send random data on port 514 to whoever and
> they record it? How can you possibly patent that? That would be like
> patenting talking.
>
> -Nick
>

I hold the patent on talking. Watch for a battery of law suits
forthcoming.

Sorry, couldn't resist. Laugh people.

Jim

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