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Re: IPSEC and MPLS priority for 2.6?

To: "James R. Leu" <jleu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: IPSEC and MPLS priority for 2.6?
From: Pekka Savola <pekkas@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 17:36:21 +0200 (EET)
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In-reply-to: <20031218141718.GA1408@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, James R. Leu wrote:
> > (Btw, there's a lot of claimed IPR on MPLS technologies, not sure if 
> > that's a problem or not.)
> 
> Up till now there has not been any issues.  Most of the IPR claims state
> that the holder will grant "a non-exclusive license under reasonable and
> non-discriminatory terms and conditions".

FWIW, that's legal mumbo jumbo which means nothing in practice.  
Charging 100$ fee per computer where the code is run or deployed is
counted as reasonable :-)
 
Pekka Savola                 "You each name yourselves king, yet the
Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings


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