Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 20 Dec 1998 21:02:30 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Article: IBM wants to "clean up the license" of Linux |
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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+
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