"Tilmans, Olivier (Nokia - BE/Antwerp)" <olivier.tilm...@nokia-bell-labs.com> writes:
>> I noticed that there's an IPR disclosure filed at the IETF[0] claiming a >> patent on the algorithm. I'm curious if you know whether Nokia has an >> official position on the use of that patent in this implementation if it >> becomes part of the kernel? :) > > Hi Toke, > > My understanding is that the GPLv2 is ambiguous wrt. patent licensing, > which is unfortunate as it is the current license of this code. Yup, that is partly why I'm asking :) > I'll get an official statement from our legal department regarding the > use of the patent in the context of the Linux kernel, hopefully in a > reasonable timeframe as a few key people are currently on vacations. Great, thanks! -Toke
