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

Larry McVoy
2002-05-25T16:25:57Z

On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 12:20:22PM -0400, Karim Yaghmour wrote:
>
> Larry McVoy wrote:
> > 4. Contact FSMlabs, ask about licensing costs, compare to #3 and go with
> > #4 if it makes sense.
>
> Many people have said this before and I will say it again: Linux is
> fine as an open-source/free-software rtos, but as a non-free rtos it
> has no chance in front of the competition.
>
> You can dimiss those who haven't chosen #4 as much as you want and
> find all the reasons to justify your dismissal. It remains that the
> embedded/rt market is closed to Linux because of the current situation.

Hmm, then why did Lineo license the patent? Why is FSMlabs still in
business?

I don't buy your assertions for one second without some strong data to
back them up. Just saying something doesn't make it so, show me the
data.
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