Re: IPRs on SEND/CGAs?

2010-10-02 Thread Bob Hinden
On Oct 2, 2010, at 1:57 AM, Randy Bush wrote: >> e.g., would FreeBSD (developers?) need a license to ship the OS with a >> SEND implementation? >> >> -- does it really change the state of affairs if the product is sold vs. >> given away for free? > > you really need to ask your lawyer. > > t

Re: IPRs on SEND/CGAs?

2010-10-02 Thread Carsten Bormann
On Oct 2, 2010, at 13:10, Fernando Gont wrote: > FWIW, not only I do not have a ipr-illustrated lawyer, but I'm not > willing to pay for a lawyer to illustrate me about something I'm not > planning to implement or ship myself, either. Fernando, current patent law has many interesting properties

Re: IPRs on SEND/CGAs?

2010-10-02 Thread Fernando Gont
On 02/10/2010 05:57 a.m., Randy Bush wrote: >> e.g., would FreeBSD (developers?) need a license to ship the OS with a >> SEND implementation? >> >> -- does it really change the state of affairs if the product is sold vs. >> given away for free? > > you really need to ask your lawyer. I thought

Re: IPRs on SEND/CGAs?

2010-10-02 Thread Randy Bush
> e.g., would FreeBSD (developers?) need a license to ship the OS with a > SEND implementation? > > -- does it really change the state of affairs if the product is sold vs. > given away for free? you really need to ask your lawyer. though i am sure you will get plenty of advice here. if not,

Re: IPRs on SEND/CGAs?

2010-10-02 Thread Fernando Gont
On 01/10/2010 10:10 p.m., Bob Hinden wrote: >> It has been pointed out to me of the IPRs on SEND/CGAs, which I >> checked at: [] >> Can anybody confirm that it is required to get a license from MS >> to implement this? > > I can't speak to that directly and I am not a lawyer, but it's my > un