Re: GPL'ed Patent Pool

From: Alan Cox <alan lxorguk ukuu org uk>
To: Rob Landley <rob landley net>
Cc: Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>, foundation-list gnome org, Linas Vepstas <linas linas org>
Subject: Re: GPL'ed Patent Pool
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:23:28 +0100

On Maw, 2004-09-14 at 00:39, Rob Landley wrote:
> such exercise..."  It's like the IBM promise not to sue.  This is not "you 
> have the right to use this patent under these conditions", this is "we 
> promise to look the other way".

There is no difference in this as far as I am aware, at leat not in UK
common law, and I believe US is the same but ask a lawyer

Talk to Mark about the rest.

References:
- GPL'ed Patent Pool
  - From: Linas Vepstas
- Re: GPL'ed Patent Pool
  - From: Havoc Pennington
- Re: GPL'ed Patent Pool
  - From: Rob Landley

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