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1 <!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" --> 2 <!-- Parent-Version: 1.96 --> 3 <!-- This page is derived from /server/standards/boilerplate.html --> 4 <!--#set var="TAGS" value="essays licensing copyleft" --> 5 <!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" --> 6 <title>GPL-compliant version of RTLinux Open Patent License in Works 7 - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title> 8 <meta http-equiv="Keywords" content="GNU, FSF, Free Software 9 Foundation, Linux, RTLinux, violation, general, public, license, gpl, 10 general public license, GNU/Linux, Yodaiken, patent" /> 11 <meta http-equiv="Description" content="The Free Software Foundation 12 and Finite State Machine Labs (FSMLAbs) have come to an agreement on a 13 fully GPL-compliant version of FSMLabs RTLinux Open Patent License." /> 14 <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/rtlinux-patent.translist" --> 15 <!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" --> 16 <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/ph-breadcrumb.html" --> 17 <!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE--> 18 <!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" --> 19 <div class="article reduced-width"> 20 <h2>GPL-compliant version of RTLinux Open Patent License in Works</h2> 21 <div class="thin"></div> 22 23 <p> 24 Here is our new announcement as of Oct 8, 2001 (its actual posting was 25 delayed).</p> 26 27 <blockquote> 28 <p> 29 The Free Software Foundation and Finite State Machine Labs Inc. 30 (FSMLabs) today announced the release of the Open RTLinux patent 31 license Version 2 fully compliant with the Free Software 32 Foundation's GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). The Open Patent 33 License grants the right to use U.S. Patent No. 5,995,745 in 34 GPL-covered free software without payment of a royalty. This 35 license protects GPL use of the RTLinux process. 36 </p> 37 38 <p> 39 FSMLabs and FSF expect the release of this license to accelerate the 40 rate of the free software revolution in the fields of embedded and 41 realtime computing. These areas have been isolated from the 42 mainstream of progress in software development by proprietary software 43 based on secrets and incompatibilities designed to lock customers into 44 proprietary technology. The availability of superior free software 45 has already lead to many innovative projects from large corporations 46 thousands of individuals and small companies all over the world. FSF 47 thanks FSMLabs for its continuing contributions to the free software 48 community. 49 </p> 50 </blockquote> 51 52 <hr class="column-limit" /> 53 54 <p> 55 Here is the previous announcement, which was the subject of our 56 <a href="/press/2001-09-18-RTLinux.html">18 September press release</a>. 57 </p> 58 59 <blockquote> 60 <p> 61 The Free Software Foundation and Finite State Machine Labs (FSMLAbs) have 62 come to an agreement on a fully GPL-compliant version of FSMLabs RTLinux 63 Open Patent License. FSF and FSMLabs are working to finalize the license 64 language; FSMLabs will be publishing on its website the text of that 65 license, with a statement by FSF confirming its GPL-compliant status, in 66 the very near future. FSF has already withdrawn its press statement 67 issued Friday September 14 concerning RTLinux license terms. Our 68 differences turned out to be mostly a result of unfortunate 69 miscommunications and we urge everyone to put this dispute behind them. 70 FSF and FSMLabs expect to continue their cooperation to secure 71 availability of FSMLabs patented technology for use in GNU/Linux systems. 72 The FSF thanks FSMLabs for its contribution of this patent license to the 73 free software community, and for its longstanding support and publication 74 of free software under the GPL.</p> 75 </blockquote> 76 </div> 77 78 </div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above --> 79 <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" --> 80 <div id="footer" role="contentinfo"> 81 <div class="unprintable"> 82 83 <p>Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries to 84 <a href="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><gnu@gnu.org></a>. 85 There are also <a href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a> 86 the FSF. 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