On Sat, 2006-11-25 at 13:22, Craig White wrote: > > > > Isn't 'illegal to distribute' something that is decided by > > the copyright/patent owner, not some slightly interested > > bystanders? On the other hand, if it does turn out that > > there is patented content in Linux or samba, the GPL will > > prohibit distribution for everyone with or without Novell's > > agreement unless it includes the unrestricted redistribution > > rights that the GPL demands. > ---- > agreed - but since there are not any existing patent claims on any GPL > code of which I am aware of beyond the SCO suit which still awaits > adjudication, there is little to worry about on that end. Haven't you been keeping up with the news? It's all a matter of time now. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9005171&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1 Probably a long time - Microsoft can drag things out as long as they want. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
