From: David Hinds <dhinds@zen.stanford.edu>
To: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@mvhi.com>
Cc: mtd@infradead.org
Subject: Re: Disk-On-Chip progress.
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 09:27:58 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <19990708092758.40730@zen.stanford.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E112Fl7-0001R8-00@devel2.axiom.internal>; from David Woodhouse on Thu, Jul 08, 1999 at 04:06:45PM +0100
On Thu, Jul 08, 1999 at 04:06:45PM +0100, David Woodhouse wrote:
>
> There's already a GPL'd implementation of FTL, their original flash
> filesystem. They hold patents on it, and it's restricted for use
> only with PCMCIA devices.
Sure, but as you well know, the Linux FTL implementation is being
used on non-PCMCIA devices, in violation of their license... perhaps
not in commercial products, but I don't really know.
they could argue that keeping NFTL proprietary saves them from having
to police and enforce their IP rights by litigation. I'm not saying I
think this is a great position for them to take, just that it isn't
completely irrational.
-- Dave
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1999-07-08 15:06 Disk-On-Chip progress David Woodhouse
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