Re: [Sheflug] Microsoft patent

[Dr A V Le Blanc <nospam [at] mcc.ac.uk>]

I wrote:
> I see in the Debian news lists that Microsoft have patented
> the idea of updating software over the internet using
> a package management system;

On Thu, May 18, 2000 at 09:54:17AM +0100, Ted Harding wrote:
> Does anyone know the US Patent Number of this?

It is 5974454; the web message is at

     http://www.uk.debian.org/News/weekly/2000/14/mail#3

It includes the abstract and Claim 1.  Sorry for not including
this before; it's what they call a thinko (if a typo is a
mistake made by the fingers, a thinko is a mistake made by
the brain).

     -- Owen
     LeBlanc [at] mcc.ac.uk
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