You might also point out that we're big enough to take on subjects like this in meaningful ways that actually matter. Red Hat is big enough to be a power of good in the IP fight. That's important stuff. --g ------------------------------------------------------------- Greg DeKoenigsberg || Fedora Project || fedoraproject.org Be an Ambassador || http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors ------------------------------------------------------------- On Tue, 15 Aug 2006, Max Spevack wrote: > I'll get that stuff in. > > --Max > > On Tue, 15 Aug 2006, Tom Callaway wrote: > > > On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 21:40 +0530, Rahul wrote: > > > >>> In the past, Red Hat's counsel has been uncomfortable with enabling NTFS > >>> support in the kernel due to the fact that the implementation is well > >>> patented by Microsoft. > >> > >> We dont know it is "Well patented". All I heard is that there are > >> potential patent issues and the potential is more than other random > >> pieces of code but lets not state this as if its a fact and paint > >> ourselves into a corner. > > > > Well, I _do_ know it is well patented. Who wants to become tainted by > > reading the patents? :) > > > > However, it might be better to just say: > > > > "In the past, Red Hat's counsel has been uncomfortable with enabling > > NTFS support in the kernel." > > > >> A link to OIN please. Might also throw in the point that OIN was the > >> reason we decided to include Mono. > > > > Seconded. > > > > ~spot > > > > _______________________________________________ > > fedora-advisory-board mailing list > > fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board > > > > -- > Max Spevack > + http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MaxSpevack > + gpg key -- http://spevack.org/max.asc > + fingerprint -- CD52 5E72 369B B00D 9E9A 773E 2FDB CB46 5A17 CF21 > > _______________________________________________ > fedora-advisory-board mailing list > fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board > _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board-readonly mailing list fedora-advisory-board-readonly@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board-readonly
