Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:56:16 -0800 (PST) From: Richard Sharpe <rsharpe@richardsharpe.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Read Copy Update Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0402200953580.5329-100000@durable> In-Reply-To: <20040220094342.W60703@carver.gumbysoft.com>
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On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Doug White wrote: > > That would be a problem unless the patent owner (Sequent, i.e. IBM) > > could be encouraged to grant a similar license for BSD software. > > Note that SCO is trying to claim that RCU is derviative of SysV, so it > might be a good idea to steer clear of this until that issue is > resolved... which might be a while. :) Hmmm, I don't think that is the case at all. They are, ISTM, claiming that the RCU code contributed to Linux is derived from SysV. That is, they are making a contractual and copyright cliam, I think. It would not be hard to write a non-derived implementation. The more important issue is the Patent issue, but I think there are ways to get IBM to grant royalty free access, after all, they have done it for Linux. Regards ----- Richard Sharpe, rsharpe[at]richardsharpe.com, rsharpe[at]samba.org, sharpe[at]ethereal.com, http://www.richardsharpe.com
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