Will GPLv2 or 3 give protection against such claims..Well,I don't know.I will wait for things to unfold and get the Clear picture..
Regards, jd On 8/20/10, jitesh dundas <[email protected]> wrote: > My point was directed to > people asserting that, asking why they don't bring their point to the > consequences that even Linux should be at risk (which sounds absurd to > me). > > > ----- > > I think that the implementation of Linux OS,rather the versions of OS > might get affected. Linux should and would always be open-source & > free from the headaches. > > The problems would be when one of such implementations gets too useful > and some corporates later on think of making money out of > this..Yuck,that will suck.. > > Regards, > jd > > > > On 8/20/10, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 8/20/10 04:20 , Quoll wrote: >>> Fabrizio, >>> >>> IANAL, but I believe you are misunderstanding the rights that the >>> GPL (version 2 or 3) provides on patents. >> >> I think I understand more or less correctly the rights that GPL >> provides on patents: in fact I agree with your post. I'm only saying >> that there is a number of posts and comments around that says that >> GPLv2 doesn't protect enough from patents. My point was directed to >> people asserting that, asking why they don't bring their point to the >> consequences that even Linux should be at risk (which sounds absurd to >> me). >> >> - -- >> Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager >> Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." >> java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici - www.tidalwave.it/people >> [email protected] >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ >> >> iEYEARECAAYFAkxuMgoACgkQeDweFqgUGxew1QCfVYWz8YYmR8jIjZ6ALuVbR430 >> di8AoI/n2yf4mrCjlOjRZQ0C41xK4rQe >> =fbbt >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
