Another Software Patent That Should Be Tossed Out

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Another Software Patent That Should Be Be Tossed Out

Hewlett Packard has patented the identification of a failed code change by automatically running a set of tests against the set of changes for indicating the regression...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=HP-Patent-Bisecting-Bad-Code

[FireBurn]

Should Be Be Tossed Out?

[Michael]

Should Be Be Tossed Out?

Doh, another long day already and somehow my eyes passed over it many times. Fixed, thanks!

[rabcor]

And I always thought HP had some decency... I mean they are developing a linux based OS right now.

[erendorn]

"A script to automate stuff I did manually before". I really don't get how thing like that can be patentable, regardless of prior art :/

[VinceLe]

And I always thought HP had some decency... I mean they are developing a linux based OS right now.

Must.
Refrain.
From.
Speaking.
As.
An.
Ex-HP...

Haaaard...

[dimko]

defensive portfolio

And I always thought HP had some decency... I mean they are developing a linux based OS right now.

It was not used for bad purposes yet, but I agree, that generic pattents should not be granted at all.

[DeepDayze]

It was not used for bad purposes yet, but I agree, that generic pattents should not be granted at all.

Generic patents are just too darn broad and open to the patent trolls.

[Tgui]

Must.
Refrain.
From.
Speaking.
As.
An.
Ex-HP...

Haaaard...

I know the feeling. I'm an ex Sun employee. I was there in person when McNealy stated that Linux was the backyard living bumpkin cousin to Solaris and would never amount to anything important. I knew at that moment Sun was SOL... sigh... So much stupid and koolaid drinking at these companies.

[SystemCrasher]

They managed to patent binary partitioning?!

How the fuck one can patent binary partitioning of search area? This is freaking ancient technique used here and there!