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HarrietJones
on March 16, 2015
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A Fast, Minimal Memory, Consistent Hash Algorithm
Protected from me patenting it and then suing small companies that use it.
dalke
on March 19, 2015
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You can't patent something that someone else published.
warfangle
on March 19, 2015
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funny joke ;)
dalke
on March 19, 2015
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... any more than you can patent something which has already been patented. Both require a lawsuit to challenge.
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