RedHat Patent Apps

[Lincoln Peters]

What I've been hearing (especially on mailing lists such as Open Source 
:Now:, which is sponsored by Red Hat) is that Red Hat's plans to use patents 
are meant to prevent other companies (e.g. Microsoft) from creating 
proprietary software that is based on their open source software.  However, 
this should not affect other open source companies (e.g. SuSE) or 
non-commercial entities (e.g. NBLUG).

Their official explanation of their policy is available at 
http://www.redhat.com/legal/patent_policy.html


>From: <pyxelp at sonic.net>
>Reply-To: <talk at nblug.org>
>To: <talk at nblug.org>
>Subject: RedHat Patent Apps
>Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:30:15 -0000
>
>Hello,
>       I mentioned RedHat last night in the meeting possibly moving from 
>the
>GPL licensing and toward private patents. This is the article or one of 
>many
>that I have read recently on RedHats software patents. Doesn't seem to bad
>after further reading.I understand what they are doing but I just hope that
>they remain true to their commitment to OpenSource.
>
>-Patrick M. Dorn
>
>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/zd/20020531/tc_zd/929695



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