Re: [TCP 0/4] H-TCP patches on top of Stephens cc framework

[Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, May 06, 2005 at 08:37:29PM +0300, Baruch Even wrote:
> This is a first post of the H-TCP framework on top of Stephens congestion
> control framework. Hopefully the use of the framework will make it easier to
> understand the logic of the H-TCP algorithm. It definitely helped me :-)
> 
> The code is licensed under the GNU GPL v2, and according to that we know this
> gives an implicit patent license to users of this code. An explicit licensing
> to OSDL for the purpose of sub-licensing is in the works to alleviate any 
> fear.

Why would OSDL have anything to do with "sub-licensing" a patent, unless
they want to make money off of it?  Why not do what other companies have
done with GPL granted patents instead?

thanks,

greg k-h