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sudo, privilege separation and a Microsoft patent

To: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
Subject: sudo, privilege separation and a Microsoft patent
From: Marc Balmer <marc_(_at_)_msys_(_dot_)_ch>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:21:47 +0200

Hi!

Microsoft has been granted a patent on something that looks to me like sudo or privilege separation. Can someone with more legalese background comment on this is, especially if privilege separation would fall under the patent?

Here is the URL:

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,775,781.WKU.&OS=PN/6,775,781&RS=PN/6,775,781

Marc

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