On Thu, Oct 19, 2000 at 02:48:08PM -0600, Barak Pearlmutter wrote: > My reading of this is that the RTlinux code cannot be integrated into > some other GPLed OS, eg the Hurd, without incurring patent license > fees. To my mind this should be enough to consign it to non-free.
This is a good point. [And one I overlooked.] > It might be that the holders of the patent would permit its free use > in GPL-compatibly-licensed OSes other than Linux. Perhaps someone > should ask them. Absolutely. I think we should ask them to allow the RTLinux code to be used with any GPLed OS. I think this wierd phrasing is because of the binary module exception that is associated with Linux. I think the right way of dealing with that is to allow for any GPLed OS plus GPLed Linux with its binary modules exception. -- Raul
