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The patent issues couldn't really be sidestepped as you describe because nobody in jurisdictions which have software patents could use it.
by jahewson 12y ago
The patent issues couldn't really be sidestepped as you describe because nobody in jurisdictions which have software patents could use it.
- _benedict 12y agoPauseless GC for immutable objects could be achieved easily without any patent encumbrance or OS level support. Given how widespread immutable state is, I do wonder why it's never been attempted.