On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Gary Buhrmaster <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Ted Creedon <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The IP (intellectual property) in YFS seems to be derived from AFS's IP. > > > > If that case can be made, IBM or any other entity could force YFS back > into > > the open source domain. > > I am confident that YFSi would have dotted and crossed the appropriate > letters and worked with competent legal staff as part of their business > plan (Jeff is a smart person, and he is also an ethical person). > ...and has entrusted a significant amount of his own money to this being correct, a potentially very expensive proposition. > IP law is a minefield, and unless you are (or someone else on the > list is) a lawyer willing to offer free legal advice on list, we should all > I'm not sure I'd trust such advice unless it were a generality... > probably refrain from the armchair lawyering. > ...like this one. -- brandon s allbery [email protected] wandering unix systems administrator (available) (412) 475-9364 vm/sms
