Messages in this thread | | | From | "Albert D. Cahalan" <> | Subject | Re: Article: IBM wants to "clean up the license" of Linux | Date | Sun, 20 Dec 1998 15:24:44 -0500 (EST) |
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>> 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 > > 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 :)]
Let's say we added the following:
CONFIG_USE_PATENTS For non-US people only. Sure. :-)
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_PATENTS /* --BEGIN PATENT-- * number 435353425 * expire 20031127 * owner Motorola * name PPP * --END PATENT-- */ /* good code goes here */ #else /* crummy code goes here */ #endif
Also have a tool to scan for expired patents.
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