Re:This is ridiculous! (Score 2, Insightful)

It's really sad to realize that Cisco and other big players at this level think that they are justified in trying to patent such core infrastructure technologies or protocols (fixes).

If Cisco wants to "Empower the Internet Generation" then they should show a little more old-fashioned Internet Netiquette and proactively share new ideas and address security issues openly with the community rather than cowardly behind lawyer's doors. (Afterall, haven't they too benefited from all the opensource code they've integrated it into their products?)

Take a millicent, give a millicent.