Re: new special filesystem for consideration in 2.6/2.7

[Tim Bird]

Mike Fedyk wrote:
> Steve Longerbeam wrote:
> > Dave Jones wrote:
> > > Without commenting on the code, the biggest thing holding back
> > > inclusion of this is likely the comment about there likely being
> > > patents held on parts of that code.
> >
> > Dave, true MV has a patent pending, but it would only affect any 
> > future use
> > of the technology in a _non GPL_ operating system. Used in Linux or any
> > future GPL software, no patent licenses or royalties are involved at all.
>
> A statement in legal terms should be in the patch.

This statement is in a comment at the top of every file in
the patch:

 * This software is being distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
 * License version 2.  Some or all of the technology encompassed by this
 * software may be subject to one or more patents pending as of the date of
 * this notice.  No additional patent license will be required for GPL
 * implementations of the technology.  If you want to create a non-GPL
 * implementation of the technology encompassed by this software, please
 * contact legal@xxxxxxxxxx for details including licensing terms and fees.

I believe that this meets any required legal criteria for unencumbered
use in the Linux kernel (or other GPL projects).

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Tim Bird
Architecture Group Co-Chair
CE Linux Forum
Senior Staff Engineer
Sony Electronics
E-mail: Tim.Bird@xxxxxxxxxxx
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