Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:18:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Sean Jensen_Grey <seanj@speakeasy.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Colin Eric Johnson <colinj@unm.edu>, C J Michaels <cjm2@earthling.net>, Southwell <vizion@ptialaska.net>, Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IEEE 1394 support Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0004181956020.9756-100000@grace.speakeasy.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004181329560.6327-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>
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dudes, there aren't any PATENT problems that would effect software to my knowledge. there is only a problem if you want to label your product FireWire (pay apple a dollar per item shipped). Now witness the i.Link and other brand names popping up around IEEE 1394. TI is happy to provide info on firewire. They make most of the chipsets shipped in consumer computer applications. And haven't been seeing the sales they wanted. Search http://www.patents.ibm.com/cgi-bin/patsearch for 1394, If you have HARDWARE in your hand, all the patent issues have been care of allready by the manufacturer. now witness patents like (dont get alarmed) http://www.patents.ibm.com/details?&pn10=US05938752 which are merely done to prevent someone like rtime from patenting air. I doubt they will ever enforce it. If you look i think they even patented html. gotta cover your assets. Develop first, ask questions later. Besides expressing ideas in code is all protected under the freedom of speech. No one would ever take that away. B^) http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst/amend.html#art-1 On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Colin Eric Johnson wrote: > > > I just did a little looking and there does seem to be a linux IEEE 1394 > > project in the works. Take a look at: > > > > http://linux1394.sourceforge.net/ (the newer site) > > http://eclipt.uni-klu.ac.at/ieee1394/ (the older site) > > > > They don't seem to have any mention of any patent problems. > > Linux people often operate in blissful ignorance of annoying things like > patents..be warned :) > > Kris > > ---- > In God we Trust -- all others must submit an X.509 certificate. > -- Charles Forsythe <forsythe@alum.mit.edu> > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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