Re: [Mesa-dev] [PATCH mesa] docs: fix patent url

2018-02-20 Thread Chuck Atkins
> > On 20 February 2018 at 17:20, Chuck Atkins > wrote: > > FWIW, the patent should expire this June in which case it should no > longer > > be an issue. > > > I think you're confusing "application fill-in date" with "date patent > issued". Nope. Last year I contacted RPX Holdings, the compay t

Re: [Mesa-dev] [PATCH mesa] docs: fix patent url

2018-02-20 Thread Emil Velikov
On 20 February 2018 at 17:35, Emil Velikov wrote: > On 20 February 2018 at 17:20, Chuck Atkins wrote: >> FWIW, the patent should expire this June in which case it should no longer >> be an issue. >> > I think you're confusing "application fill-in date" with "date patent > issued". Former is in 19

Re: [Mesa-dev] [PATCH mesa] docs: fix patent url

2018-02-20 Thread Emil Velikov
On 20 February 2018 at 17:20, Chuck Atkins wrote: > FWIW, the patent should expire this June in which case it should no longer > be an issue. > I think you're confusing "application fill-in date" with "date patent issued". Former is in 1998, while latter in 2003. Exact dates and document numbers a

Re: [Mesa-dev] [PATCH mesa] docs: fix patent url

2018-02-20 Thread Chuck Atkins
FWIW, the patent should expire this June in which case it should no longer be an issue. On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 10:00 AM, Emil Velikov wrote: > On 20 February 2018 at 13:36, Eric Engestrom > wrote: > > Reported-by: Pierre Moreau > > Signed-off-by: Eric Engestrom > > --- > > docs/patents.txt

Re: [Mesa-dev] [PATCH mesa] docs: fix patent url

2018-02-20 Thread Emil Velikov
On 20 February 2018 at 13:36, Eric Engestrom wrote: > Reported-by: Pierre Moreau > Signed-off-by: Eric Engestrom > --- > docs/patents.txt | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/docs/patents.txt b/docs/patents.txt > index b20a045d4b579cba36c3..91c5757d14dc8c7fde

[Mesa-dev] [PATCH mesa] docs: fix patent url

2018-02-20 Thread Eric Engestrom
Reported-by: Pierre Moreau Signed-off-by: Eric Engestrom --- docs/patents.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/patents.txt b/docs/patents.txt index b20a045d4b579cba36c3..91c5757d14dc8c7fdec9 100644 --- a/docs/patents.txt +++ b/docs/patents.txt @@ -27,5 +27