[Linux-aus] Projects killed by Patents

[Jeff Waugh]

<quote who="Tim Connors">

> The rproxy thing is also a sad story.  Imagine if a daily apt-get update
> didn't involve the download of 27 megs of crap everytime, just because a
> package had its version number bumped up, because the http server/client
> combination were smart enough to just talk about diffs?  No more fscking
> around with these caching protocols and things that require you punching a
> hole in the firewall.

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3229.txt

- Jeff

-- 
GNOME Summit: October 8th-10th              http://live.gnome.org/Boston2005
 
   "The most beautiful things about the world are deer and bunnies. Even
   in a carnivorous way I like them, they are my favourite meats. When I
      see them together I feel that is a safe place." - Vincent Gallo