Hi!
> > when opening linux/drivers/mtd/nftl.c, I read :
> > /*
> > LEGAL NOTE: The NFTL format is patented by M-Systems. They have
> > granted a licence for its use with their DiskOnChip products:
>
> > I thought that all the sources were submitted to GPL... I may be wrong
> > could anyone explain me that ? Thanks in advance.
>
> The code is under GPL. Sorry, I should have made that more explicit. I'll
> submit a patch to Linus to correct that.
>
> The licence referred to in that passage is a licence to use the algorithms
> involved in reading/writing the NFTL format, which are patented in some
> parts of the world. The owner of the patent has granted a licence to
> use
It would be nice to explicitly list parts of world where patent
applies.
Pavel
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