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From: Greg KH <greg-U8xfFu+wG4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Felipe Balbi <felipe.balbi-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: ext Linus Walleij
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	Linux USB Mailing List
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	Tim Bird <tim.bird-mEdOJwZ7QcZBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>,
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Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH 0/2] u_char.c and mtp.c patches
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:44:51 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100419224451.GE1800@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100419200727.GC27643-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:07:27PM +0300, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 09:23:46PM +0200, ext Linus Walleij wrote:
> >...so I read you like it's not going to be supported with the proposed
> >solution?
> >
> >I think that if you want you gadget to work with older Windowses,
> >you simply have to support this.
> 
> if you're willing to pay the Royalty fees, let me know :-p
> 
> seriously, we just can't support it. AFAICT, M$ has patents over the
> OS Descriptor thingy (I could wrong though) and we don't want to
> give linux foundation a law suit, do we ? :-)

If you know the patent numbers, please send them to me.  There are very
simple methods of routing around patents.  Also, the USB-IF is very
interested in patents that cover USB related things, as they could
possibly violate the USB-IF agreement that companies are forced to sign
to join it.

thanks,

greg k-h
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2010-04-19 22:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <1268123742-22968-1-git-send-email-felipe.balbi@nokia.com>
     [not found] ` <1268123742-22968-1-git-send-email-felipe.balbi-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-18 15:24   ` [RFC/PATCH 0/2] u_char.c and mtp.c patches Linus Walleij
     [not found]     ` <x2m63386a3d1004180824u30bea481t3a11ed889c26b293-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-19 16:10       ` Linus Walleij
2010-04-19 16:26         ` Felipe Balbi
     [not found]           ` <20100419162611.GA15131-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-19 16:55             ` Michał Nazarewicz
2010-04-19 17:15               ` Greg KH
     [not found]                 ` <20100419171534.GA30381-U8xfFu+wG4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-19 17:24                   ` Felipe Balbi
2010-04-19 18:57                     ` Michał Nazarewicz
2010-04-19 20:04                       ` Felipe Balbi
     [not found]                         ` <20100419200457.GB27643-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-21 10:12                           ` Michał Nazarewicz
2010-04-19 19:23             ` Linus Walleij
2010-04-19 20:07               ` Felipe Balbi
     [not found]                 ` <20100419200727.GC27643-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-19 22:44                   ` Greg KH [this message]
2010-04-20  6:22                     ` Felipe Balbi
2010-04-20 23:57                       ` Greg KH
     [not found]                     ` <p2ze3bf744d1004230602nd09a7570jb3cee76f87ba8c00@mail.gmail.com>
     [not found]                       ` <p2ze3bf744d1004230602nd09a7570jb3cee76f87ba8c00-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-23 13:04                         ` [Libmtp-discuss] " Felipe Balbi
     [not found]               ` <p2p63386a3d1004191223jb650984ft37372276e4870e87-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-19 21:03                 ` Steve Calfee
2010-04-19 23:10                   ` Linus Walleij
2010-04-20  8:11                     ` Roger Quadros
     [not found]                       ` <4BCD619B.2000907-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-20 23:44                         ` Linus Walleij
     [not found]                           ` <i2x63386a3d1004201644g685b8ddeo609c6eaa8c07ed1f-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-21  7:07                             ` Roger Quadros
     [not found]                               ` <4BCEA444.20307-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-21 20:02                                 ` Linus Walleij
     [not found]                   ` <l2s4a5ff6bc1004191403nfe758331h3b70cdfd40568338-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-20  5:21                     ` Felipe Balbi
2010-04-20  7:54               ` Roger Quadros

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