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 19:40:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 25 May 2002 19:39:51 -0400 Received: from bs1.dnx.de ([213.252.143.130]:58026 "EHLO bs1.dnx.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 25 May 2002 19:39:46 -0400 Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 00:58:27 +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: <20020526005827.B598@schwebel.de> In-Reply-To: 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 Sat, May 25, 2002 at 10:22:00AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > So you split your problem into the RT device driver and the user. And of > story. Not possible with closed loop applications. > The thing that disgusts me is that this "patent" thing is used as a > complete red herring, and the real issue is that some people don't like > the fact that the kernel is under the GPL. I personally and every other RTAI developer I know is pretty happy with the Kernel being under the GPL. We are all very active free software developers, supporters and promoters, believe me. That's not the problem. We are only talking about the "closed-loop-applications" problem here. 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 | +--------------------------------------------------------+