From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hans Reiser Subject: Re: implementing reiserfs in C++ for a new OS Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:51:05 -0700 Message-ID: <411A4E79.9080109@namesys.com> References: <71d3364904080706112e72fb6b@mail.gmail.com> <20040809172437.GP1284@nysv.org> <71d3364904080922267e8c14af@mail.gmail.com> <200408101312.48888.reiserfs-list@quinnh.org> <4119273E.1040104@namesys.com> <20040810211951.GU1284@nysv.org> <41194690.5050908@namesys.com> <1365645117.20040811065416@tnonline.net> <20040811073959.GV1284@nysv.org> <4119D468.8080104@futuretg.com> <20040811090033.GX1284@nysv.org> <4119EA9B.7090503@futuretg.com> <16665.62066.998715.964157@laputa.namesys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <16665.62066.998715.964157@laputa.namesys.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format="flowed" To: Nikita Danilov Cc: "Dr. Giovanni A. Orlando" , =?UTF-8?B?TWFya3Vz?= =?UTF-8?B?IFTDtnJucXZpc3Q=?= , reiserfs-list@namesys.com Nikita Danilov wrote: >Dr. Giovanni A. Orlando writes: > > Markus T=D0=96rnqvist wrote: > >=20 > > >On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 10:10:16AM +0200, Dr. Giovanni A. Orlando wrot= e: > > > =20 > > > > > >>>The reason Bell got his product pushed to the market was that he > > >>>could patent it first. > > >>> =20 > > >>> > > >>False. > > >> =20 > > >> > > > > > >Why then? > > > > > >Meucci did not have enough money to push it? > > >So Meucci had bad luck, that's life, unfortunately. > > > =20 > > > > > Meucci open the file for copyright before Bell, but seems it is=20 > > necessary to renew each year. > >=20 > > Therefore, he don't renew. > >=20 > > The word "inventor" in the US, means generally "rich". This have anothe= r=20 > >Ha-ha. Whenever one applies for a job in the US, one signs a contract, >and contract usually specifies that everything (tangible and >intangible) produced by employee is owned by employer. As vast >majority of `inventions' in our times are done within corporation >research laboratories, `inventors' themselves get no special rights >for their inventions. > >Nikita. > > > > > =20 > If it was not intended sarcastically, then I should say that in the US=20 inventors are usually thought of as poor geniuses working in basements,=20 and in reality most tend to work for companies. Some however really do=20 work in basements. I did.;-) One of the strengths of US culture is that it is generally accepted that=20 you can work in a basement and invent something and become rich. If you=20 attempt it, you are considered more credible in the US, though still not=20 very credible.... it is considered a respectable madness. I need to conform on the rich description..... Hans