[OpenAFS-devel] keyring/pag support for linux

Jeffrey Altman jaltman@columbia.edu
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:40:40 -0400


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Jeffrey Hutzelman wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tuesday, July 18, 2006 03:45:29 PM -0400 Chaskiel M Grundman
> <cg2v@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> 
>> In the case of the RCU (read-copy-update) interface in particular, IBM
>> has a patent on this technology, and has only granted royalty-free
>> licenses to GPL applications.
>> <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=110522490820482&w=2> (I
>> cannot find a "real" reference for this...)
> 
> It doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility that IBM could be
> convinced to grant a royalty-free license to software licensed under the
> IBM Public License.
> 
> -- Jeff

If someone can document for me what is required I will forward the
request to the appropriate person within IBM.

Jeffrey Altman

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