From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 26 May 2002 18:45:12 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 26 May 2002 18:45:11 -0400 Received: from bs1.dnx.de ([213.252.143.130]:21423 "EHLO bs1.dnx.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 26 May 2002 18:45:11 -0400 Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 00:34:32 +0200 From: Robert Schwebel To: Wolfgang Denk Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: patent on O_ATOMICLOOKUP [Re: [PATCH] loopable tmpfs (2.4.17)] Message-ID: <20020527003432.P598@schwebel.de> In-Reply-To: <3CF1578E.774DF802@opersys.com> <20020526215836.412A611972@denx.denx.de> 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 Sun, May 26, 2002 at 11:58:31PM +0200, Wolfgang Denk wrote: > A definitive statement from Victor would indeed be VERY helpful. > Maybe we all are just mis-interpreting him. > > Victor: It cannot be _that_ difficult to reply to each of Karim's > questions with a clear "Yes" or "No". Please reply! We all know what will happen, because we have played this game a thousand times before: he won't answer. He simply is not interested in a clearification of the situation. I know of not a single company besides FSM-Labs who does not answer if you have questions about the use of their products but points you to a lawyer. Lately I've talked to some people from a German company who has even contacted FSM-Labs, because they want to use RTAI for a product and wanted to be sure if they needed to buy a patent license or not. Even that potential FSM-Labs customer was roughly told to ask a lawyer. 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 | +--------------------------------------------------------+