Re: [Fedora-directory-devel] US Patent Problem with Fedora Directory Server? [Auf Viren geprüft]

[To Ngan]

Hi Frerk,

The patterns you mentioned were all filed back in November 2001, when 
all of the inventors were Netscape/AOL/iPlanet employees.

ianal, but patent rights shouldn't be an issue.  When Red Hat acquired 
the Netscape server products from AOL, I'm sure the lawyers took cared 
of all product related patterns before Red Hat Directory Server and 
Fedora Directory Server were released to public.


Regards,
--
toto


Frerk.Meyer at Edeka.de wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Currently I use the Sun Java Enterpise System Directory Server
>and I want to evaluate if the Fedora Directory Server is a suitable
>replacerment.
>But I came over patent claims that could prevent me from using the
>Open Source Alternative.
>
>Fedora Directory Server and Sun Java Enterprise Directory Server have
>the Netscape/iPlanet Directory Server as a common ancestor.
>
>In May 15th 2003 several people applied for patents regarding
>directory server software. One of them, Gordon Good, is always
>mentioned. Seemingly he worked on the Directory Server at Netscape:
>http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/authors/GoodGordon.htm
>
>He was one of them who applied for the following patents:
>
>20030093440
>http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u
>=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1
>=%22Merrells%2C+John%22.IN.&OS=IN/
>20030088656
>http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u
>=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=2&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1
>=%22Merrells%2C+John%22.IN.&OS=IN/
>20030088615
>http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u
>=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1
>=%22Merrells%2C+John%22.IN.&OS=IN/
>20030088589
>http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u
>=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=4&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1
>=%22Merrells%2C+John%22.IN.&OS=IN/
>20030088587
>http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u
>=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=5&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1
>=%22Merrells%2C+John%22.IN.&OS=IN/
>20020184230
>http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u
>=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=6&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1
>=%22Merrells%2C+John%22.IN.&OS=IN/
>
>I live in Europe so I don't have a problem *yet*, but
>should the european parliament fail to stop the software
>patent law I would be careful to use this directory server
>because of SCO like license demands later.
>
>How is the situation in light of these patent claims with
>the fedora directory server?
>
>
>Frerk Meyer
>
>EDEKA Aktiengesellschaft
>GB Datenverarbeitung
>Frerk Meyer
>CC Web Technologien
>New-York-Ring 6
>22297 Hamburg
>Tel: 040/6377 - 3272
>Fax: 040/6377 - 41268
>mailto:frerk.meyer at edeka.de
>
>
>
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