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Comment Re:We used to. (Score 1) 620

by HeadachesAbound on Thursday October 18, 2007 @01:51PM (#21028217) Attached to: Do OpenOffice Users Save In Microsoft Format?

And you do still visually check to ensure that they haven't changed the document right? PDF can be edited and if someone is really out to screw you, it can be done in a manner that doesn't make it obvious unless you run a checksum on the file or read the words.

Breakpoints have now been patented 412

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday May 03, 2007 @01:57PM from the real-coders-just-use-printf-anyway dept.

An anonymous reader noted that apparently Breakpoints have now been patented. From the link "A method for debugging including the steps of receiving code having a software breakpoint function therein, running the code for the purpose of debugging, monitoring the code to detect the presence of the software breakpoint function, recognizing the software breakpoint function, determining an action to be performed based on the software breakpoint function, and implementing the action. The present invention also includes an apparatus for implementing the method for debugging and a medium embodying a program of instructions for execution by a device to perform the method for debugging."

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