On Mon, 2005-03-07 at 16:55 +0100, Raphael Jacquot wrote: [...] > as your name appears european, there are no software patents (yet ?) so
Alas, this is wrong. The EPO is issuing masses of software patents since years (though they are more or less explicitly[0] excluded from patentability in the EPC). So they must not have been granted in the first place - nevertheless they are there. > you should be able to release that code as required for interoperability > > however, IANAL Me too! Bernd [0]: Depending on how to interpret the words "software as such". -- Firmix Software GmbH http://www.firmix.at/ mobil: +43 664 4416156 fax: +43 1 7890849-55 Embedded Linux Development and Services - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/