rtlinux patents

[Paul <paul.corner-at-tesco.net>]

Hi Folks

I have always found the licensing agreement from FSM Labs that accompanies 
rtlinux-3.x to be irksome. Whilst the patent claims are, in my opinion, 
somewhat dubious.

A couple of links were sent to me recently with some good news, it would 
appear that the Free Software Foundation considers FSM Labs license to 
contravine the linux kernel license. After some lengthy negotiations, FSM 
Labs have agreed to alter their terms.
See http://slashdot.org/yro/01/09/17/2056231.shtml for details, and 
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS1998372965.html for the story behind it.


Regards, Paul.