Re: [Patents] Re: Patented NSA-Linux

["Brenno J.S.A.A.F. de Winter" <brenno@dewinter.com>]

Pilch,

> If they want to monopolise their calculation rule, they can still create a
> system that keeps the rule separate from the kernel and interacts with the
> kernel.  They can also create a free kernel patch that creates a perfectly
> stable interface to the external patented calculation rule. In that case,
> they could effectively make use of Linux while at the same time preventing
> a free development of Linux-based systems.
Agreed. But that is the same as creating MS Office for Linux. A non-free 
system that runs on top of Linux. I don't see how we can prevent that. 
In the light of the project that would be a hard sell for the NSA, 
because integration into the kernel is part of their proposition (else 
the solution is less secure). That would mean they would have to 
devaluate their product to maintain a patent. That doesn't really help 
them out, does it?