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Torvalds Says Linux IP Is Sound

Posted by timothy on from the dear-darl-let's-call-him dept.

An anonymous reader submits: "In an interview with CRN, Linus Torvalds says he's confident there won't be any IP problems discovered in Linux. In fact, Torvalds, says he was extra careful with issues like the IBM Read Copy Update code."

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  1. Say what? by The+Bungi · · Score: 5, Interesting
    In fact, Torvalds, says he was extra careful with issues like the IBM Read Copy Update code

    I thought he didn't care? As in "I don't want to know what we're putting in, don't tell me"? And now he was "extra careful"? Or is this some other type of IP he's referring to?

  2. RCU code by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    1. SCO's lawsuit is about misappropriation of trade secrets
    2. RCU is a patented technology
    3. Patents are publicly viewable
    4. Therefore, RCU cannot be a trade secret

    I don't see any way SCO can have a claim unless the RCU code that IBM donated contained SysV code or code derived from SysV. I seriously doubt IBM would be stupid enough to do that.

    Anyway, since trade secrets are no longer protected once they are publicly revealed, no one should have anything to worry about except possibly IBM.