From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Graeme Sheppard Subject: Patent or not patent a new idea Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:45:22 +1200 Message-ID: <46803772.7020408@rillion.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from server.rillion.net ([207.210.78.215]:59063 "EHLO rillion.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757046AbXFYV5W (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:57:22 -0400 Sender: linux-fsdevel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org Dear devs, In a moment of serendipity I thought of a concept which may be advantageous if incorporated into the kernel. I was going to offer it to the OIN but they responded they only consider existing patents and I don't have the money to afford one. I am seeking advice on how to proceed. It could be used as a defensive patent in which case I can email an expert who can file it. If that is the concept is sound. I am not expecting any royalties from this myself. The alternative is to dump it here to the LKML. It should be said I'm not a kernel coder and if I attempted this I would probably do it wrong. The concept is a different way to attain performance. The area pertaining is filesystems. Not wishing to overstate things lest the flames scorching a bad idea get too hot. Regards, Graeme