From: Ian Romanick <idr-CC+yJ3UmIYqDUpFQwHEjaQ@public.gmane.org>
To: Stephane Marchesin
<stephane.marchesin-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: SpliFF <spliff-nc9XehmSRdrhF+sknpXCvw@public.gmane.org>,
nouveau-PD4FTy7X32lNgt0PjOBp9y5qC8QIuHrW@public.gmane.org,
radeonhd-stAJ6ESoqRxg9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org,
mesa3d-dev-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [Mesa3d-dev] [Nouveau] Re: Status of s3tc patent in respect to open-source drivers and workarounds
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:05:24 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4BB04324.2070206@freedesktop.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6a89f9d51003282153l2c20b049s38d94c9691531efa-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
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Stephane Marchesin wrote:
> The core issue is that some people do not want to see this code in mesa
> in whatever form, because they're afraid of lawsuits. Rumour has it that
> VIA told them that they would sue. And the same things happened with SGI
> for the float patents by the way. So blame VIA and SGI for their
> anti-oss behaviour instead. For example next time you see a motherboard
> with a VIA chipset, think twice...
The SGI situation is slightly different. SGI *did* sue.
http://www.sgi.com/company_info/newsroom/press_releases/2006/october/ati.html
http://271patent.blogspot.com/2008/08/wd-wis-all-instances-of-materiality.html
http://www.patentlit.com/2008/05/02/silicon-graphics-v-ati-is-a-draw/
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-03-29 6:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-03-28 11:47 Status of s3tc patent in respect to open-source drivers and workarounds SpliFF
[not found] ` <4BAF41C0.5010201-nc9XehmSRdrhF+sknpXCvw@public.gmane.org>
2010-03-28 16:44 ` [Mesa3d-dev] " Luca Barbieri
2010-03-29 0:07 ` Corbin Simpson
[not found] ` <e7bd23c31003281707v4d8107a8ka4330ce69ba5b322-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-03-29 1:39 ` [radeonhd] " SpliFF
[not found] ` <4BB004EB.5080109-nc9XehmSRdrhF+sknpXCvw@public.gmane.org>
2010-03-29 4:34 ` Corbin Simpson
[not found] ` <e7bd23c31003282134o32a5ec11ua6c7814fd5f3a7f5-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-03-29 6:01 ` SpliFF
[not found] ` <4BB04245.8020202-nc9XehmSRdrhF+sknpXCvw@public.gmane.org>
2010-03-29 6:06 ` [Mesa3d-dev] " Ian Romanick
[not found] ` <4BB04371.5020301-CC+yJ3UmIYqDUpFQwHEjaQ@public.gmane.org>
2010-03-29 8:20 ` SpliFF
[not found] ` <4BB062C4.1030006-nc9XehmSRdrhF+sknpXCvw@public.gmane.org>
2010-03-29 18:05 ` Ian Romanick
2010-03-29 4:53 ` [radeonhd] Re: [Mesa3d-dev] " Stephane Marchesin
[not found] ` <6a89f9d51003282153l2c20b049s38d94c9691531efa-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-03-29 6:05 ` Ian Romanick [this message]
[not found] ` <4BB04324.2070206-CC+yJ3UmIYqDUpFQwHEjaQ@public.gmane.org>
2010-03-29 7:10 ` [Mesa3d-dev] [Nouveau] " Luca Barbieri
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