Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-legal-discuss-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 89070 invoked from network); 11 Apr 2008 18:07:56 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 11 Apr 2008 18:07:56 -0000 Received: (qmail 6966 invoked by uid 500); 11 Apr 2008 18:07:56 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-legal-discuss-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 6646 invoked by uid 500); 11 Apr 2008 18:07:55 -0000 Mailing-List: contact legal-discuss-help@apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list legal-discuss@apache.org Received: (qmail 6635 invoked by uid 99); 11 Apr 2008 18:07:55 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:07:55 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=10.0 tests=SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of santiago.gala@gmail.com designates 72.14.220.158 as permitted sender) Received: from [72.14.220.158] (HELO fg-out-1718.google.com) (72.14.220.158) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:07:11 +0000 Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id d23so462547fga.29 for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:07:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:subject:from:to:cc:in-reply-to:references:content-type:date:message-id:mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding:sender; bh=mVJzuA+WmgepijMBxTh9DuecydHZxYf8cMnmZmvTFo0=; b=F0CoGYbzlRs/L9Zr4YyBSVMNdJqWxEJsi6ox9C6QRrnyohPJTBIrstU5ofL4dHhM7wkA76KadlegKHW63Jl2KPs3YV936ysCfNyeqRWd9bAzWwTrzxHKguImPRpvzUNtcwZyrLdKt577PXZi1EijV0qvQzIIbqIibKa0KvGQrs8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:from:to:cc:in-reply-to:references:content-type:date:message-id:mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding:sender; b=DZVzPnOQIh7h62JNl84uzM5QYFafweUKLezLUXTt0hLiZAfdK04Z1fTngcXiGBE6Ynxs0GOTmRPUsKc1F96iTTB7myBQYoeJeXflM7u/vHXhleCMhx7TDt2H2E3kreU2ohFOtTHDiGg3cWzpFyxm59v+oq4KLyP9qi1RN+L72x4= Received: by 10.86.4.2 with SMTP id 2mr965285fgd.49.1207937243213; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:07:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?172.27.70.234? ( [81.33.31.233]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id z37sm4496691ikz.1.2008.04.11.11.07.18 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:07:22 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Open Source, Patents and "Patent Exhaustion" From: Santiago Gala To: Jeffrey Thompson Cc: "Geir Magnusson Jr." , Legal Discuss In-Reply-To: References: <9DB1F968-3595-4B3D-8328-9C2CB2E31542@apache.org> <2d12b2f00804092034y7a11108do52c9a08dd2aed013@mail.gmail.com> <3d4032300804100225i539cd6e3x4ce0ee6508733cd5@mail.gmail.com> <2d12b2f00804100746hf7586a6i3a9d4ab109f627c2@mail.gmail.com> <3d4032300804100801v504f7fb8j4fcc40bcd02a7fc4@mail.gmail.com> <2E1EFD94-EBA7-436C-BC13-8909B2A8E156@pobox.com> <00d901c89b64$4b767b30$6401a8c0@LROSENTOSHIBA> <72709EA9-0D6F-4AAB-A9E4-0E8DCBB98482@pobox.com> <00ef01c89b80$233f4f90$6401a8c0@LROSENTOSHIBA> <2008041023450007.1709A001@localhost.mxes.net> <7C562CC7-C182-4BB7-B04A-681D08F1B397@pobox.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:07:13 +0200 Message-Id: <1207937233.17591.11.camel@marlow> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: Santiago Gala X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org El vie, 11-04-2008 a las 08:57 -0400, Jeffrey Thompson escribió: > (...long hypothetical snipped...) > > Does this make sense to anyone else? > Jeff > It makes sense to me. I further think that if someone rewrites the ISORT routine in java for running it into the harmony VM it would still be under A and B licenses, unless something in the claims of A or B is specific about "...embedding a C language library..." or some similar wording. -- Santiago Gala http://memojo.com/~sgala/blog/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Discussions on this list are informational and educational only. Statements made on this list are not privileged, do not constitute legal advice, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and policies of the ASF. See for official ASF policies and documents. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: legal-discuss-unsubscribe@apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: legal-discuss-help@apache.org