From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263821AbTLUXmZ (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:42:25 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264151AbTLUXmZ (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:42:25 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]:18576 "EHLO fencepost.gnu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263821AbTLUXmY (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:42:24 -0500 Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:39:52 -0500 To: Arjan van de Ven Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [OT] use of patented algorithms in the kernel ok or not? Message-ID: <20031221233952.GA8101@gnu.org> References: <20031218231137.GA13652@gnu.org> <1071823624.5223.1.camel@laptop.fenrus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1071823624.5223.1.camel@laptop.fenrus.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i From: Lennert Buytenhek Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 09:47:05AM +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > However, I am aware that there is a patent on this algorithm, exclusively > > licensed to a major manufacturer of networking equipment. > > a patent in which country ? The United States of America. > Maybe we need a CONFIG_USA so that we can enhance the kernel for > non-unitedstatians while keeping it safe to run in that one country with > the patents as well. But can we still distribute it from the USA then? --L