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Re: [opensuse] SuSE tainted
- From: Andreas Jaeger <aj@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 07:08:51 +0100
- Message-id: <m34psmyc24.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Darryl Gregorash <raven@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> All predicated on Bruce Perens's assumption (and apparently that of Eben
> Moglen as well) that Novell either already has inserted or has plans to
> insert patented material into GPL-licenced software, particularly the
> kernel.
Let me reaffirm that we're not going to infringe on valid patents -
wherever they came from. Especially: We will not - and we cannot
since it would violate the GPL - add knowingly patented code to GPL
code.
Andreas
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Andreas Jaeger, aj@xxxxxxx, http://www.suse.de/~aj/
SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126
> All predicated on Bruce Perens's assumption (and apparently that of Eben
> Moglen as well) that Novell either already has inserted or has plans to
> insert patented material into GPL-licenced software, particularly the
> kernel.
Let me reaffirm that we're not going to infringe on valid patents -
wherever they came from. Especially: We will not - and we cannot
since it would violate the GPL - add knowingly patented code to GPL
code.
Andreas
--
Andreas Jaeger, aj@xxxxxxx, http://www.suse.de/~aj/
SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126
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