lkml.org 
[lkml]   [1998]   [Dec]   [20]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: Article: IBM wants to "clean up the license" of Linux
Hi!

> IPv6 routing Several good algorithms are prohibited.
> compression Arithmetic encoding (bzip), MPEG, audio, GIF...
> encryption Idea, RSA, some kinds of key exchange...
> color management The gimp can't do it. Damn.
> filesystem updates We can't do delayed ordered writes.
> OSPF The IETF is not happy with this one!
> quality-of-service Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS) QoS
> register allocation Ever wonder why VC++ code can beat g++ code?
> PPP Can't return a useful error code to the other side.
> drivers/net/zlib.c Must use code with nonlinear time
> requirements.

This is true if (and only if) you are in U.S. Right? In such case it
would probably be good idea if "patenet-breaking" code was developed
here in Europe... I do not know if using apps produced by european
people would be then legal for u.s. people, but even good apps for us
europeans would be good thing (tm) :-). [It would be also kicker for
U.S. government: if there are better programs for european people than
there are for U.S. people, it will hurt U.S. for sure :)]

Pavel
--
The best software in life is free (not shareware)! Pavel
GCM d? s-: !g p?:+ au- a--@ w+ v- C++@ UL+++ L++ N++ E++ W--- M- Y- R+

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 13:46    [W:0.123 / U:0.404 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site