Messages in this thread | | | From | Wolfgang Denk <> | Subject | Re: patent on O_ATOMICLOOKUP [Re: [PATCH] loopable tmpfs (2.4.17)] | Date | Sat, 25 May 2002 23:55:42 +0200 |
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In message <20020525143333.A17889@work.bitmover.com> Larry McVoy wrote: > On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 05:22:43PM -0400, Albert D. Cahalan wrote: > > 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!) > > Whether that is true or not I don't know. But I do know that if all the > stuff was GPLed, then you are safe no matter what, right? In other words, > there is a path you can take which makes it safe. And according to all the > RTAI people, that path should be completely acceptable, they all are quick > to tell you that everything they do (now) is GPLed and that's how they want > it. If that's true, no worries. I suspect the reality is that some/most > of the code is GPLed but there is some critical chunk that is not GPLed ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > and you don't get source and that's the revenue stream. If I'm wrong, the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > RTAI folks have nothing to worry about.
We do have to worry something about: people like you who not only spread FUD, but also lies and insults.
Larry, I consider this a personal insult, and hereby request you (1) to withdraw this statement in public and (2) to apologize to the RTAI comunity for it.
Wolfgang Denk
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