I think that Nokia had to add the exclusion that their policy does not apply outside the Linux Kernel. Otherwise any of their competitors in mobile handsets or networks would use this as a loophole to be able to use Nokia's software patents for free by first introducing needed functionality (the patented issue) in the Linux Kernel. Easiest way to do this might be some obscure device driver.
I see this as a positive development as previously Nokia has not had such a good track record when it comes to software patents.
It's possible to fly sailplane at night if you do it at right place. For example people use to fly sailplanes in Lapland (Norther Finland, Sweden, Norway) at nigth as the summer does not set at all during summer months. Though thermals are not that strong at night but you may be able to use 'wave-winds' rising from the mountains.
Only projects that easily comes to my mind for
using such a technology is CERN's LHC project. Though it seem that this one is still inadequate for their purposes. Promising development in any case.
Some numerical information on LHC computational challence.
Well, many car models are named after their engine volume, at least here in Europe. For example BMW 318 (used to mean 1.8 litre engine) and BMW 320 (2.0 litre) and so on. Other examples like Audi A3/A4/A6 with labels 1.6, 1.8, 2.0 after their engine volume.
This has been common even though engine volume is not equal to the performance of the car (hp, torque, acceleration, etc).
I would like to see AMD trying to educate customers that their chips with 1.4 GHz 'engine' can have more 'horse power' than 1.6 Ghz Intel 'engine'. With cars many (most?) people have understood this, and I believe that could happen even with computer CPUs.
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I think that Nokia had to add the exclusion that their policy does not apply outside the Linux Kernel. Otherwise any of their competitors in mobile handsets or networks would use this as a loophole to be able to use Nokia's software patents for free by first introducing needed functionality (the patented issue) in the Linux Kernel. Easiest way to do this might be some obscure device driver.
I see this as a positive development as previously Nokia has not had such a good track record when it comes to software patents.
It's possible to fly sailplane at night if you do it at right place. For example people use to fly sailplanes in Lapland (Norther Finland, Sweden, Norway) at nigth as the summer does not set at all during summer months. Though thermals are not that strong at night but you may be able to use 'wave-winds' rising from the mountains.
Only projects that easily comes to my mind for using such a technology is CERN's LHC project. Though it seem that this one is still inadequate for their purposes. Promising development in any case. Some numerical information on LHC computational challence.
Well, many car models are named after their engine volume, at least here in Europe. For example BMW 318 (used to mean 1.8 litre engine) and BMW 320 (2.0 litre) and so on. Other examples like Audi A3/A4/A6 with labels 1.6, 1.8, 2.0 after their engine volume.
This has been common even though engine volume is not equal to the performance of the car (hp, torque, acceleration, etc).
I would like to see AMD trying to educate customers that their chips with 1.4 GHz 'engine' can have more 'horse power' than 1.6 Ghz Intel 'engine'. With cars many (most?) people have understood this, and I believe that could happen even with computer CPUs.