So how does it work if the source code is GPL'd but another company owns patents for functionality in said code? Can an open source license be retroactively changed? As an aside, I really don't like oracle and this just serves to fuel that fire. They've rubbed many people raw, including myself, with their actions since the sun acquisition.
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 28, 2011, at 5:41 PM, Ralph Angenendt <[email protected]> wrote: > Eugene Vilensky wrote: >> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:18 PM, nodata <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Well ksplice is open source, but Oracle now owns the patents. >>> So no, it won't be possible unless someone can work around or invalidate >>> the patents. >> >> Do you have a citation for the patents in question? > > http://www.faqs.org/patents/assignee/ksplice-inc/ - there "only" seem to > be two patents. > > Cheers, > > Ralph > > _______________________________________________ > rhelv5-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
