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Comment 40 for bug 297213

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Tom Jaeger (thjaeger) wrote : Re: [Bug 297213] Re: Intrepid: Missing hdaps_ec kernel module

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Axx83 <email address hidden> wrote:
> what kind of non disclosure agreement could there be on an open source
> implementation of a probably patented technology ??? If it's open source
> and if the hardware is patented of course.
>
> Really I don't understand the issue, if someone needs a legal analysis
> of this issue I could work on it with some help. But from a brief look
> it seems illogical.

It doesn't seem like all the facts are out in the open. GregKH claims
he /knows/ the information was obtained illegally [1], which Shem
disputes [2].

[1] http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/7/403
[2] http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/7/428