Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750998AbVLGMkd (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Dec 2005 07:40:33 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751000AbVLGMkd (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Dec 2005 07:40:33 -0500 Received: from embla.aitel.hist.no ([158.38.50.22]:45023 "HELO embla.aitel.hist.no") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1750998AbVLGMkc (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Dec 2005 07:40:32 -0500 Message-ID: <4396D913.7070503@aitel.hist.no> Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 13:44:03 +0100 From: Helge Hafting User-Agent: Debian Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20051017) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Florian Weimer CC: Jon Smirl , Arjan van de Ven , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario References: <1133779953.9356.9.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <9e4733910512060816k26e12313y6b9a943d7cce4341@mail.gmail.com> <87fyp6mbjl.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de> In-Reply-To: <87fyp6mbjl.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 723 Lines: 25 Florian Weimer wrote: >* Jon Smirl: > > > >>2) Endure the lawsuit and hope the FSF doesn't get a $450M settlement >>like NTP is getting from RIM. Meanwhile watch your stock price tumble >>since the injunction prevents you from shipping product. >> >> > >Unlike NTP[1], the FSF distributes real products and is vulnerable to >counterclaims. > > But they can fix that in a trivial way by setting up a separate company, "FSF patent management" or some such? Helge Hafting - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/