Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 27 Jul 1997 14:02:24 -0600 (CST) | From | Adam McKee <> | Subject | Re: [patch] QNX-style scheduling for Linux 2.0 |
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I must admit I did not even think of this as a potential problem. I agree a name change is a good idea. We could just call it "advanced" scheduling... Anyone out there have "cooler-sounding" name?
-- Adam
On Sun, 27 Jul 1997, John Kodis wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 27, 1997 at 09:46:57AM -0400, Steven N. Hirsch wrote: > > > Just a suggestion, but the name "QNX" is almost certainly a registered > > trademark, and I suspect that the scheduling algorithm may be protected by > > patent. You might be wise to tread carefully when claiming that your > > kernel patches implement QNX-anything. > > The name is probably protected, but I doubt that the algorithm is. If > it hadn't been described as the QNX scheduler, I'd swear that it was > lifted straight out of VMS. Since the technique has been around at > least as long as VMS has, even if it were patented, the patent should > have expired by now. > > A new name is in order, though, just to avoid annoying any trademark > holders (annoying the marketing folks that is, as the techies who > developed the techniques would more likely be flattered at their ideas > being adopted). I'd think that the names "Queue Number X" and > "Versatile Multiqueued Scheduler" are both out-of-bounds, but that > still leaves a lot of names up for grabs. > > -- John Kodis. >
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