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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>
Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjanv@redhat.com>,
	Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@gnu.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [OT] use of patented algorithms in the kernel ok or not?
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 11:57:55 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031221165755.GB12866@openzaurus.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20031221103308.GB3438@mail.shareable.org>

Hi!

> I know that equivalent code, which is covered by most if not all of
> the patents, is sold by some software companies to product developers
> _in the USA_ without prelicensed patents.  The problem of acquiring
> suitable patent licenses is left to the purchasers.
> 
> Rationally I would expect that if someone is able to sell code and
> leave the problem of patent licensing to the purchaser, then one
> should be able to _give away_ code and leave the problem of patent
> licensing to the recipient.

As far as I can see, it is okay to ignore patents *if
you are doing research*. So you should be able to offer
it to US people for research purposes.

				Pavel


  reply	other threads:[~2004-01-12 20:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-12-18 23:11 [OT] use of patented algorithms in the kernel ok or not? Lennert Buytenhek
2003-12-19  6:10 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-19  7:38 ` Paul Jackson
2003-12-19  8:47 ` Arjan van de Ven
2003-12-19 11:38   ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2003-12-20 17:28   ` Stefan Traby
2003-12-21 10:33   ` Jamie Lokier
2003-12-21 16:57     ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2004-01-13 15:35       ` Chuck Campbell
2004-01-13 19:35         ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-13 21:04           ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-12-22  0:37     ` jw schultz
2003-12-21 23:39   ` Lennert Buytenhek
2003-12-21  1:25 ` jw schultz
2003-12-21 19:40   ` Lennert Buytenhek
2003-12-21  1:12 Albert Cahalan
2003-12-21 10:53 ` Jamie Lokier
2003-12-21 13:35   ` James Morris
2003-12-21 14:30     ` Jamie Lokier
2003-12-21 16:03       ` Xavier Bestel
2003-12-21 14:56     ` Arjan van de Ven
2003-12-21 19:33       ` Stan Bubrouski
2003-12-21 23:25         ` Helge Hafting
2003-12-21 19:29   ` Stan Bubrouski
2003-12-21 19:55     ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2003-12-21 20:11       ` Stan Bubrouski
2003-12-21 21:52       ` Francois Romieu
2003-12-21 21:57     ` Jamie Lokier
2003-12-22  9:50       ` John Bradford
2003-12-22 15:34         ` Adrian Cox
2003-12-22  1:43 James Lamanna
2003-12-22 11:32 ` Matti Aarnio

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