RE: RAID6 question

[Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>]

On Friday May 4, linux-raid@watkins-home.com wrote:
> } -----Original Message-----
> } From: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-raid-
> } owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Guy Watkins
> } Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:52 PM
> } To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
> } Subject: RAID6 question
> } 
> } I read in processor.com that Adaptec has a RAID 6/60 that is patented.
> } 
> } Does Linux RAID6 have a conflict?
> } 
> } Thanks,
> } Guy
> } 
> } Adaptec also has announced a new family of Unified Serial (meaning 3Gbps
> } SAS/SATA) RAID controllers for PCI Express. Five models include cards with
> } four, eight, 12, and 16 internal ports, plus one groundbreaking SKU with
> } eight external ports and dual path failover. The new controllers support
> } RAIDs 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 5EE, and the patented RAID 6/60, which Adaptec says
> } can survive two simultaneous drive failures.
> } investor.adaptec.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=233555
> } investor.adaptec.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=233556
> } 
> } http://www.processor.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2Fp2912%2F
> } 02
> } p12%2F02p12.asp&guid=&searchtype=&WordList=&bJumpTo=True
> } 
> } http://tinyurl.com/2kdzcb
> 
> No feedback.  Is no news good news?

No, no news is no news.
If someone has a patent, then that might be nice for them, but is of
little interest to me.

If anyone takes patent action against any one about any code in the
kernel (or elsewhere in widely used FLOSS code) then that is a concern
to lots of people and (providing it becomes know) I suspect that a
lot of people will take interest.

However unless and until that happens, my personal attitude to other
people's patents is that they aren't my problem.  BUGs are my problem
not patents.

NeilBrown