Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:41:06 +0100 From: "Bruce M. Simpson" <bms@FreeBSD.org> To: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, LI Xin <delphij@delphij.net> Subject: Re: [PATCH] kern/681110 re-roll of RFC3522 (Eifel detection) patchset Message-ID: <461DF0A2.5090304@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20070412005137.A77693@odysseus.silby.com> References: <461D921E.5040206@delphij.net> <20070412005137.A77693@odysseus.silby.com>
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First of all, Xin: Many thanks for your excellent work on bringing the code up to date. Mike Silbersack wrote: > > No. That is not going into FreeBSD if I can help it. > http://www.ietf.org/ietf/IPR/ERICSSON-EIFEL > On top of that, we don't need yet another complication to the already > too-complex retransmission code. I wasn't aware of Ericsson's submission on this basis. Whilst FreeBSD's license is recognised by the OSI, the implications of having code in the kernel which are covered by an Ericsson patent are quite grim if anyone wishes to use FreeBSD for commercial purposes. I therefore agree with you that that this change should not go in, and have removed it from the Wiki. Kind regards, BMS
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