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On Sun, 21 Dec 2003, Jamie Lokier wrote: > Albert Cahalan wrote: > > What about the obvious Kconfig option? > > > > config PATENT_1234567890 > > bool "Patent 1234567890" > > default n > > help > > Say Y here if you have the right to use > > patent 1234567890 (the foo patent). Some > > countries do not recognise this patent, an > > educational or research exemption may apply, > > you may be the patent holder, the patent > > may have expired, or you may have aquired > > rights via licensing. Seek legal help if you > > need advice concerning your rights. If unsure, > > say N. > > I expect this was said in jest, but it would be delightful to see this > done for real. To the best of my knowlege it's uncharted territory, > so perhaps what you suggest _would_ be upheld in a court of law as > permissible? > This approach would turn Linux into proprietary software. - James -- James Morris <jmorris@redhat.com> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
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