http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7514
------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2006-11-24 14:30 ------- Ehm, I did some googling and tripped over a patent, of all things!... See: http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7017034-fulltext.html This was issued to HP in march 2006. I don't know what to make of it, but I guess I just found the culprits... The timing certainly fits exactly... (My goodness, I really didn't expect to trip over a patent!) I browsed the patent and it looks like it's on the implementation of the firmware, so I really don't think (hope) that it creates a problem for Linux since we probably only need to adhere to some weird subclause of the ACPI standard to get this right... (Just guessing here). Well, I can't say for sure the patent is connected to this bug report but my instinct tells me yes for sure... ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ acpi-bugzilla mailing list acpi-bugzilla@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/acpi-bugzilla
