Title :
The software that launched Cisco systems
Abstract :
The author didn´t object to the formation of Cisco systems or its use of the code the author had invented. However, the author did object to the theft of intellectual property implicit in the Cisco copyright of the sources. The author embarked on a project that led to the invention of the Internet multiple-protocol Ethernet router.
Keywords :
Internet; copyright; local area networks; network operating systems; project management; routing protocols; software development management; Cisco system; Internet; copyright; intellectual property; multiple-protocol Ethernet router; network operating system; project management; software development management; Computer science; Documentation; Ethernet networks; Hardware; Intellectual property; Iris; Kirk field collapse effect; Law; Legal factors; Workstations; Cisco Systems; source code;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2005.25