#include <hallo.h> Walter Landry wrote on Wed Feb 06, 2002 um 12:17:59PM:
> > > This rather long paragraph means that I can't take out some code > > > covered by patents and use it to extend my favorite text editor. > > > That would count as an additional restriction, and thus > > > GPL-incompatible. Okay, so the package would not be allowed to go to main since the code cannot be adapted completely freely. What would be the appropriate section, contrib or non-free? I tend to last one. > > Well... Patents normally mean "Hey, hands off this". This patent > > license grants an additional *permission*, to use the patents in > > certain software. > > Intel is granting specific rights which do not extend to all GPL > software. Therefore, clause 7 of the GPL comes into effect, and we The license is not GPL, but a BSD-like with special patent grants and restricted permission covering the re-use of their (patented) code. Would this be acceptable for non-free? Gruss/Regards, Eduard. -- cat /dev/boiler/water | Tee | Teesieb > /Tasse mount -t hdev /dev/human/mund01 /Mund && cat /Tasse >/mund/Schluck
