From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 25 May 2002 05:14:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 25 May 2002 05:13:06 -0400 Received: from bs1.dnx.de ([213.252.143.130]:45991 "EHLO bs1.dnx.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 25 May 2002 05:13:03 -0400 Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 11:05:42 +0200 From: Robert Schwebel To: Linus Torvalds Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: patent on O_ATOMICLOOKUP [Re: [PATCH] loopable tmpfs (2.4.17)] Message-ID: <20020525110542.T598@schwebel.de> In-Reply-To: <3CEEC729.74625C2B@opersys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.16i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 04:27:24PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > Whatever non-RT tools used to visualize the RT data equally clearly > aren't covered by _that_ particular patent, so I think the whole thing is > a complete and utter red herring. Unfortunately, it is not only visualisation programs we are talking about, but also fast data processing algorithms, which are bread and butter of the users of realtime controllers. See my other post for an example. Robert -- +--------------------------------------------------------+ | Dipl.-Ing. Robert Schwebel | http://www.pengutronix.de | | Pengutronix - Linux Solutions for Science and Industry | | Braunschweiger Str. 79, 31134 Hildesheim, Germany | | Phone: +49-5121-28619-0 | Fax: +49-5121-28619-4 | +--------------------------------------------------------+