Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 10:13:28 +0000 (GMT) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org> Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Thread references Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911031012110.25540-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911021125050.73778-100000@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Kris Kennaway wrote: > Below are a bunch of papers I was able to dig up last night which > reference the threading models of other OSes, as well as some general > papers. The Solaris implementation papers from Usenix are especially > interesting - I strongly suggest everyone reads at least those, since the > Solaris implementation is probably the "strongest" existing model. > > Something I'm unclear on though is whether that information is protected > by patents or whether by publishing in the usenix proceedings it becomes > an open source, and so whether we're allowed to refer to it in our own > design. If the patent was applied for before the disclosure, then I think they could be protected (I have no idea whether any of these technologies is encumbered by patents). -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 442 9037 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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