Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:50:07 GMT | From | John Bradford <> | Subject | Re: [OT] use of patented algorithms in the kernel ok or not? |
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Quote from Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>:
> That's why I said it's uncharted territory. We don't know how safe it > is to publish code that *doesn't do anything* but does embody a > patented technique *only if the recipient deliberately modifies the > code*.
Look at the MTD code.
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