Nokia joins the Linux patent alliance
Posted by Christopher Vendemio on 26 May 2005 - 15:44 · 9 comments & 2373 views
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#1 Posted by eAi on 26 May 2005 - 15:56
- Good for them
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#2 Posted by MR_Candyman on 26 May 2005 - 16:40
QUOTE Nokia's guarantee is limited to existing versions of the Linux kernel, and the company reserves the right to enforce patents against future versions and functionalities of the operating system.
This is most likely what Nokia thinks of as a warning to linux developers. Kind of an "if you do this again we'll sue".-
#2.1 Posted by markjensen on 26 May 2005 - 17:06
- I think it is more of a "lawyer's recommendation" that allows Nokia the right to revoke the agreement at any time for any reason.
Same clause that exists in almost any EULA, as well. -
#2.2 Posted by raid517 on 27 May 2005 - 12:30
- I don't think there is any nokia owned code in the Linux kernel right now, is there? So hang on... If there is no nokia code in the current Linux kernels - and they retain the right to revoke this agreement at any future date against other kernel versions - what exactly is it they have conceeded? This just seems like an empty publicity stunt to me.
It's also actually kind of ominus. You have all of these companies lining up in an alliance who appear to think they have some capacity to assert (or even not assert - over current versions at least) some kind of patent rights over Linux.
I mean how long is this going to be valid for? Until the next kernel release? Which is what, only ever about 5 minutes away between each new release?
So what exactly is the point of this?
GJ
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#3 Posted by entruce on 26 May 2005 - 21:20
- im in the fog here.... if programing is thought written down, how can one patend a thought?
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#3.1 Posted by YaddaMe on 27 May 2005 - 21:33
- Patents aren't for the code or program itself... they are for what the program does.
For example...
-You patent a new, unique idea X & write a program that achieves X result.
-I write an entirely different program, different language, etc, etc but one that achieves the same X result.
There is a chance that I am in violation of your patent (depening on your patent's wording).
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#4 Posted by Ava3ar on 27 May 2005 - 00:00
- because its america, where you can sue someone becasue they saw you fall down and didnt come and help
or worse you can sue the fastfood people becasue your a fatbastd and couldnt say no to that portion of chips that could feed a small country -
#4.1 Posted by SquareSoft0 on 27 May 2005 - 06:56
- (Even if you're an American also.)
Don't hate the country, hate the idiots doing these things and the idiots with the power to stop it who won't.
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#5 Posted by TheSarge on 30 May 2005 - 23:33
- Cool. Does this mean I'll be seeing a Linux-powered poratable device from Nokia any time soon?
A successful claim could initiate similar assertions to those made by SCO, a software developer that claims to own the copyrights for Unix and demands punitive damages and royalty payments from developers and end users. Nokia's guarantee is limited to existing versions of the Linux kernel, and the company reserves the right to enforce patents against future versions and functionalities of the operating system.
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