Messages in this thread | | | From | "Albert D. Cahalan" <> | Subject | Re: patent on O_ATOMICLOOKUP [Re: [PATCH] loopable tmpfs (2.4.17)] | Date | Sat, 25 May 2002 17:22:43 -0400 (EDT) |
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Linus Torvalds writes:
> - Yes, if you go the RTLinux way, you either need to make your RT > kernel modules GPL'd, or you need to pay FSMlabs. Since I would > strongly suggest you make kernel modules GPL'd anyway, this just > isn't an issue. The fact that FSMlabs can get people to pay for > their patent is just another "tax on stupidity".
I think you misunderstand, but maybe I do...
To get a free patent license, EVERYTHING must be GPL. Not just the real-time part! So that would be:
1. the RT microkernel (OK) 2. the RT "app" (OK) 3. Linux itself (OK) 4. normal Linux apps (ouch!) - 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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