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Patent #5,473,599 and Free Software implementation
From: |
Alexandre Dulaunoy |
Subject: |
Patent #5,473,599 and Free Software implementation |
Date: |
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 18:37:30 +0200 (CEST) |
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Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 18:36:03 +0200 (CEST)
From: Alexandre Dulaunoy <alexandre.dulaunoy@ael.be>
To: rbarr@cisco.com, mmcnealis@cisco.com, pr@cisco.com
Cc: activists@ael.be
Subject: Patent #5,473,599 and Free Software implementation
Dear Sir,
We have noticed that you are the patent holder of this (these) patent(s) :
1. #5,473,599 in the US for a Hot Standby Redundacy Protocol
We would like to know whether you grant a royalty-free license for use of
the claimed methods in Free Software (see http://www.fsf.org/ ) projects.
As you know, Free Software actively promotes innovation and the
advancement of the state-of-the-art in computer science. We hereby also
inform you of the existence of a publicly accessible webpage
(http://www.ael.be/node.php?id=52) which contains a list of software
patents, their owners and whether they are licensed for Free Software
applications. Should we not receive an answer within 2 weeks, we will put
your patent under "incompatible with Free Software".
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact
me (alexandre.dulaunoy@ael.be) or AEL (activists@ael.be).
Best regards,
Alexandre Dulaunoy
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