Re: Article: IBM wants to "clean up the license" of Linux

C S Hendrix (shendrix@escape.widomaker.com)
Sun, 20 Dec 1998 15:47:46 -0500


In message <19981220210230.36933@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>, Pavel Machek writes
:

> Hi!
>
> > IPv6 routing Several good algorithms are prohibited.
> > compression Arithmetic encoding (bzip), MPEG, audio, GIF...
> > encryption Idea, RSA, some kinds of key exchange...
> > color management The gimp can't do it. Damn.
> > filesystem updates We can't do delayed ordered writes.
> > OSPF The IETF is not happy with this one!
> > quality-of-service Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS) QoS
> > register allocation Ever wonder why VC++ code can beat g++ code?
> > PPP Can't return a useful error code to the other side.
> > drivers/net/zlib.c Must use code with nonlinear time
> > requirements.
>
> This is true if (and only if) you are in U.S. Right? In such case it
> would probably be good idea if "patenet-breaking" code was developed
> here in Europe...

I could be wrong, but I was pretty sure Europe signed an agreement
(was it in the UN?) that honored patents worldwide.

Gotta love the New World Order...

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