From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 29 May 2002 13:43:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 29 May 2002 13:43:23 -0400 Received: from sprocket.loran.com ([209.167.240.9]:35069 "EHLO ottonexc1.peregrine.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 29 May 2002 13:43:19 -0400 Subject: Re: A reply on the RTLinux discussion. From: Dana Lacoste To: Mark Mielke Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20020529111553.A15457@mark.mielke.cc> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.5 Date: 29 May 2002 13:43:18 -0400 Message-Id: <1022694198.8950.46.camel@dlacoste.ottawa.loran.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > I don't see the patent stopping people from creating non-proprietary > commercial software. I *do* see the patent perhaps forcing people who > make money off non-Open Source extensions to have some sort of deal > with Victor. > I don't see what is unfair about this. Ahhh, so Victor makes the money off all the Linux people because his is the only part that's _patented_. Do you see what I'm getting at now? When a party chooses Linux for their platform they're choosing all of it, and maybe they'll be taking Victor's stuff along with the rest simply because it's the rest that they _really_ want. Why should Victor be making money off your work? Dana "bowing out of this conversation before the PRGN people get made at me cuz the SEC has made everyone paranoid" Lacoste Ottawa, Canada