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From: Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>
To: Jim Grisanzio <jim.grisanzio@sun.com>
Cc: Robert Gadsdon <rgadsdon@bayarea.net>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] optimization for sys_semtimedop() (was: Opening Day for OpenSolaris)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 07:14:53 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <42AFB94D.5010603@colorfullife.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <42AF12A8.4060007@colorfullife.com>

Hi Robert,

>IANAL, but if this is from 'OpenSolaris sources' then surely it would be 
>incompatible with the GPL?
>
>  
>
The idea is from the OpenSolaris sources, the implementation is 
independant. Actually OpenSolaris doesn't contain an implementation at 
all, it just mentions the idea.

Jim: From my understanding of the CDDL, only a file that "contains any 
part of the Original Software" must be licensed under the CDDL, there 
are no restrictions (except possibly patents, but I assume that even the 
USPTO won't grant a patent on such a trivial idea) on using methods or 
ideas from OpenSolaris in software that uses other licenses.
Is that correct?

--
    Manfred

  reply	other threads:[~2005-06-15  5:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-06-14 17:23 [PATCH] optimization for sys_semtimedop() (was: Opening Day for OpenSolaris) Manfred Spraul
2005-06-15  5:14 ` Manfred Spraul [this message]
2005-06-18 20:26   ` Patrick Plattes
     [not found] <fa.gjr3si0.110j3e@ifi.uio.no>
2005-06-14 23:05 ` Robert Gadsdon

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