Re: [REGRESSION] "of: Fix premature bootconsole disable with 'stdout-path'" breaks console on tty0

On 03/18/2015 06:46 PM, Jon Masters wrote:

Just a sidenote, that this is a data structure, not code. There are
plenty of other specifications and standards that the kernel uses that
are licensed under a variety of terms. The specific issue seems to be
the potential for conflict over the patent language in that document as
possibly pertaining to implementations, not the specific license of the
document per se. I'll ping a few and get a conversation going.

Strictly speaking, only the patent claim(s) are relevant.

Either,
a. your code infringes on the claim(s), in which case, the specific license
   from Microsoft is required, or
b. your code does not infringe, in which case, no license is necessary.

In case (a), all of my previous email applies; ie., the terms of the license
should be GPL v2 compatible.

In case (b), there is no actual problem. Yes, the patent notice in the
specification is a barrier, and it would be helpful to your cause if
Microsoft cited the patent numbers, but you could also just explain these
in your cover letter at submission time.

Regards,
Peter Hurley



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