From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 12 08:41:10 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6592F16A500 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:41:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bms@FreeBSD.org) Received: from out4.smtp.messagingengine.com (out4.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F29013C483 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:41:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bms@FreeBSD.org) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB70921321F; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:41:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:41:10 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: 8PuEq2tKF4uG79Ukulsy+fX3x6N8CS9viSpHKQau4KAK 1176367270 Received: from [192.168.123.18] (82-35-112-254.cable.ubr07.dals.blueyonder.co.uk [82.35.112.254]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E11ED16504; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:41:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <461DF0A2.5090304@FreeBSD.org> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:41:06 +0100 From: "Bruce M. Simpson" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070407) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mike Silbersack References: <461D921E.5040206@delphij.net> <20070412005137.A77693@odysseus.silby.com> In-Reply-To: <20070412005137.A77693@odysseus.silby.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, LI Xin Subject: Re: [PATCH] kern/681110 re-roll of RFC3522 (Eifel detection) patchset X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:41:10 -0000 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