Microsoft’s Pseudo Sudo Patent
So, how exactly did Microsoft—those bastards!—end up patenting Sudo, a years-old Linux command line tool, without someone stepping in to stop them? Easy! They didn’t. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-patents-the-sudo-command-5402796 The story inspired widespread hyperventilation last week, most of which revolved around a few impassioned quotes: Here it is, patent number7617530. Thanks, USPTO, for giving Microsoft, which is already…
