Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 20 Dec 1998 15:22:17 -0600 | From | Sean <> | Subject | Re: Article: IBM wants to "clean up the license" of Linux |
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Albert,
I am kind of monitoring this list until I get up to speed but could you go a little further in depth explaining some of the issues involved with the patents on these technologies? Also are the expiration dates on these patents known? I would appreciate it alot as I am sure others would.
> 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.
Thanks. Sean -- "The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude" - William James
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