Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Oh shit. Ubuntu better change their menus...

...that they've been using from 2005. Oh, they also really have to change their dock!...

...that they've been using from 2011.

The menu patent is a design patent, so you'd have to have a translucent menubar and menus to infringe. The Dock patent is, I believe, strictly for magnification and behavior, so icons arranged in a row do not infringe.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: