Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:45:40 -0400 (EDT) | From | Alexander Viro <> | Subject | Re: large page patch (fwd) (fwd) |
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On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Rik van Riel wrote:
> Suppose somebody sends you a patch which implements a nice > algorithm that just happens to be patented by that same > somebody. You don't know about the patent. > > You integrate the patch into the kernel and distribute it, > one year later you get sued by the original contributor of > that patch because you distribute code that is patented by > that person. > > Not having some protection in the license could open you > up to sneaky after-the-fact problems.
Accepting non-trivial patches from malicious source means running code from malicious source on your boxen. In kernel mode. And in that case patents are the least of your troubles...
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