Re: A reply on the RTLinux discussion.

[Mark Mielke <mark@mark.mielke.cc>]

On Wed, May 29, 2002 at 10:20:29AM -0400, Dana Lacoste wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-05-29 at 11:17, Alan Cox wrote:
> > On Wed, 2002-05-29 at 14:54, Dana Lacoste wrote:
> > > This would be retarded.  I mean, seriously, making the linux kernel
> > > require anybody who's doing any commercial real-time stuff pay Victor
> > proprietary, not commercial. 
> Which brings us back to Larry's comments on business models.
> It's becoming increasingly difficult to operate a non-proprietary
> commercial software business these days.
> I wish it weren't so, but it IS.  If RedHat is filing patents, then
> it's fairly apparent that RedHat thinks so too, isn't it?

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.

mark

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