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Didn't Linus said that all he cared about is getting code back, with no concern over patent grants such as the one in gplv3? Head-shaking and muttering is all g
by aijeiy9X 10y ago
Didn't Linus said that all he cared about is getting code back, with no concern over patent grants such as the one in gplv3? Head-shaking and muttering is all good but the kernel developers has had a long time to take an active stance against software patents and has consistently chosen not to do so. As a project they have chosen not to get political about patents, so this is the reality they have embraced.
- dboreham 10y agoI think we're saying the same thing. fwiw there was an IOCP-like capability added to AIX, again supposedly because IBM did not have fears about patent infringement (likely due to cross-licensing arrangements).