Re: Open letter to Victor Yodaiken

[bionic@vassalboro.bu.edu]

> If anyone agrees with me, please reply by "I agree" or something
> of the sort to this very thread in order to show your support
> Karim

I have to _disagree_ with Karim & Stuart et. al., on 2 grounds.

1) This conversation does not concern all real time linux users. The
typical user is grinding this stuff out in some academic lab, and does
not care about potential market issues. Those people who do have real time
linux associated financial aspirations had better look into patent matters
on their own, presumably with the help of some high price lawyers. 

2) Everyone on rtl@rtlinux.org has at some point or another seen that 
rtl-advocacy exists. If they had wanted to hear discussions of this sort,
they would have subscribed. rtl-advocacy was created so that the typical
rtl/rtai user didn't have to hear these very discussions. I think we
should respect rtlinux.org's right to keep their mailing lists
semi-moderatored.


I'd like to add that my personal position on the patent is as of yet not
completely formed, and as such I appreciate this debate... I just think it
should be kept on either of these 2 lists, and not rtl.

And now a question toward the current patent discussion - 

Is it true that Victor holds the complete patent, or
do Michael Barbanov and/or NMT have some stake in it?

-Chuck