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    SubjectRe: [openib-general] InfiniBand incompatible with the Linux kernel?
    Roland Dreier wrote:
    > Jeff> Read the member agreement :) It -explicitly- does -not-
    > Jeff> require waiving of patent claims related to any
    > Jeff> implementation of IB.
    >
    > Jeff> That's different from ATA, SCSI, USB, the list goes on...
    >
    > Fair enough, but read the Bluetooth SIG patent agreement [1]. As far
    > as I can tell, all it requires is that other SIG members receive a
    > patent license. Do we need to do rm -rf net/bluetooth? IEEE only
    > requires that patents be licensed under RAND terms (it does not even
    > require royalty free licensing) [2]. Time for rm -rf drivers/ieee1394?

    As my mother would ask, would you jump off a cliff just because your
    friend did?

    If there is questionable code, that is _not_ a justification to add more.

    Jeff


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