On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 11:40:40PM +0900, robert song wrote: >Hello, everyone. >Now I am using Pettis-Hansen method as follows to reorder functions. >http://www.cs.virginia.edu/kim/courses/cs771/papers/pettis90profile.pdf > >But I found that the algorithm has its patent as below. >http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP0459192.html > >So if I use this algorithm in my codes, it will infringe the HP patent. >Does it mean that this algorithm can not be used in codes ? >Is there any method to deal with this problem ? You should contact a lawyer about this. Asking on this list is both off-topic and probably not a good idea since you're seeking the equivalent of legal advice and most people here are not lawyers. josh -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
