From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 11 Sep 2001 10:23:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 11 Sep 2001 10:23:18 -0400 Received: from e21.nc.us.ibm.com ([32.97.136.227]:19842 "EHLO e21.nc.us.ibm.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 11 Sep 2001 10:23:05 -0400 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 19:57:51 +0530 From: Dipankar Sarma To: Andrea Arcangeli Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, Paul Mckenney , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.4.10pre7aa1 Message-ID: <20010911195751.H1667@in.ibm.com> Reply-To: dipankar@in.ibm.com In-Reply-To: <20010911183534.A2340@in.ibm.com> <20010911155652.A715@athlon.random> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20010911155652.A715@athlon.random>; from andrea@suse.de on Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 03:56:52PM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 03:56:52PM +0200, Andrea Arcangeli wrote: > Nothing is needed but without changes we would prefer not to include the > rcu patch in the kernel. AFIK (and I'm far from being an expert here) I > can upload the source protected by patent to kernel.org and everybody > but US citizens can safely run the code protected by patent without > having to pay the patent holder. So in short the problem is that it > wouldn't be nice if you could download freely the linux kernel but you > couldn't use it freely in the US without first dropping the rcu patch. > > In short AFIK from your part you should just make a modification to the > patent (or whatever else legal paperwork) saying that the usage of the > rcu technology in GPL code is allowed free of charge. I don't think the patent issue is going to be a problem since the work has long been approved at IBM, legal-wise. It is just that none of us were aware of what is required for grant of use. I have already started the follow up process in Beaverton and will get back to you ASAP. Sorry about the confusion. Thanks Dipankar -- Dipankar Sarma Project: http://lse.sourceforge.net Linux Technology Center, IBM Software Lab, Bangalore, India.