Re: patent on O_ATOMICLOOKUP [Re: [PATCH] loopable tmpfs (2.4.17)]

Daniel Phillips
2002-05-25T21:45:07Z

On Saturday 25 May 2002 23:20, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <20020525140532.A11297@work.bitmover.com> you wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, of course it was a fork at a very early point of the develop-
> > > ment. So what? Nobody denies that RTAI is based on the same core idea
> > > as RT-Linux - that's why the RT-Linux patent _is_ an issue to RTAI.
> >
> > s/same core idea/same core code/
> >
> > Go search around, get the code you can still find on the net and start
> > diffing. So not only do the RTAI people have an issue with the patent,
> > it looks like they'd better be conforming to the GPL as well. Didn't
>
> Ummm, please do not start spreading FUD. Instead of making such a
> claim, please be specific, and show such "substantial parts of
> RT/Linux" code!

Twice, Larry has ignored the challenge to provide specific examples that
support his claim that substantial parts of RTLinux have been incorporated
into the RTAI code, and instead has responded to other points in the same
posts.

My tentative conclusion is that Larry is unable to support his claim.

--
Daniel