If I was to start a project using Klien and Self as a basis for say a Ruby VM. What patents are involved? Just because the code is BSD does not mean the patents are granted, right?
Michael
Sun Microsystems has released the Self source code and binaries complete with the source code to the VM under GPL V3. hope this helps --- In self-interest@yahoogroups.com, Michael Latta <lattam@...> wrote:
If I was to start a project using Klien and Self as a basis for say a Ruby VM. What patents are involved? Just because the code is BSD does not mean the patents are granted, right?
Michael
It was under an MIT license before. The issue is that just releasing the source does not mean the concepts or approaches used in the source can be used in other code bases. What I would realy like to know is what Sun patents if any apply to the technology (polymorphic in-line caches etc.)
Michael
On May 1, 2007, at 1:15 AM, psiscapelabs wrote:
Sun Microsystems has released the Self source code and binaries complete with the source code to the VM under GPL V3. hope this helps --- In self-interest@yahoogroups.com, Michael Latta <lattam@...> wrote:
If I was to start a project using Klien and Self as a basis for say a Ruby VM. What patents are involved? Just because the code is BSD does not mean the patents are granted, right?
Michael
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Michael Latta wrote:
It was under an MIT license before. The issue is that just releasing the source does not mean the concepts or approaches used in the source can be used in other code bases. What I would realy like to know is what Sun patents if any apply to the technology (polymorphic in-line caches etc.)
That would probably be hard even for Sun to find out. Releasing it under GPLv3 gives you protection from the Sun patents to an extent that makes it hard to argue otherwise in court. I guess there is sufficient documentation about in-line compiling with references that you could use to enlighten a future court about. That is, how the modifications you have made where covered in the first publication with GPLv3 promise not to assert those patents against you.
Software patents are a mess.
On May 1, 2007, at 1:15 AM, psiscapelabs wrote:
Sun Microsystems has released the Self source code and binaries complete with the source code to the VM under GPL V3. hope this helps
Great! Many thanks!
/jonas
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