From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7240 invoked by alias); 15 Jun 2018 14:05:33 -0000 Mailing-List: contact libc-alpha-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: libc-alpha-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 7213 invoked by uid 89); 15 Jun 2018 14:05:33 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM,LIKELY_SPAM_BODY,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no version=3.3.2 spammy=UD:htm, 1995, eligible, principles X-HELO: mail-qt0-f169.google.com X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=ayJVt5zWYsNGNIaI5Zz+1aTHNVgEpGF1PF5+Hw+9q3Y=; b=V1gDUBEl3pJlPZEmNahQS5boV4XaLZfW5SqrOhh5depqyGCbb4gFG4o7tmVYTANjH8 eFELwFGNdXwUAxVzWXDMkOFseJlT3npSyGjj19s6se+0yRcCERvxpmHUdDdG0X0zGGOU dTlr8SZEbyFLjisV9iaBgDfEtoXTfpMI3CxCJxoXNEDa+0yV1MssTcZ7pjflhoTJpcb+ tNHZJvotMC4DqohnRJ5KdcZhMT+jFllTKpuKlJOVXZu5M41Vwtw/oGueGUjAE3gtS21W AZzCpHvHuHCy+Yj48ITWihtcukr0YBpQrsKLO+YwUNkE7JL/aMLNj9nYIMAGJPXAzxo/ 9PBQ== X-Gm-Message-State: APt69E3Junk4L//hKJTxbJU/1oEpv49nzj01SVNXNT3h3Fw0ilzOk8jK JTBL5ZMMXazbzkFXlqKzyIAYxayx9G4PCpsr31RxuA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ADUXVKIdDCjgbO5e7T5v6hKZQMrRxqmBzVtjD6VZLN3K1jpamPT9wvWQrYKG7jQw6/ZNTYjIrSLRB4wOblacMUVRjgU= X-Received: by 2002:ac8:38a7:: with SMTP id f36-v6mr1513672qtc.244.1529071529514; Fri, 15 Jun 2018 07:05:29 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <1522762896.2654.94.camel@codethink.co.uk> From: Oleh Derevenko Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:05:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [RFC 0/1] Contributing a compound object to the libpthread To: libc-alpha@sourceware.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-SW-Source: 2018-06/txt/msg00439.txt.bz2 Hi everyone, Could it be that a project like libc does not have a group of people eligible for making decisive judgements and saying "yes" or "no" on behalf of it? Or do you need more time? Believe me, would it be some junk I would not be pushing it here. I'm 42, I'm in software development since year 1995 and coding in C/C++ since year 2000. I understand what kind of thing the C library is pretty well. In my opinion there will be absolutely no harm to have some code people would be free to include and redistribute while it is not used, or if it is used in free software. And if they would want to make a commercial product they will always have a choice to stay with condvars or to pay a small premium to the author for using the invention if they would see that benefitial for themselves. For anything serious, benefits will greatly outweight those several cents it will cost. I could provide use examples with detailed explanations if you need that. And I can also contribute to references/manuals. I need a general decision: either "yes" or "no". On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 1:10 AM, Oleh Derevenko wrote: > Hi everyone! > > So, as an update, the patent has been granted. I had to amend the > claims as the initial ones in the application were not acceptable. You > can view the final text from the search page > (http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm) having entered > "PN/9983913" in the field there. > > My initial offer remains valid. I could release the thing for GPL. As > for the rest, the idea is to license for something like 0.2% of > product price; 0.01USD minimum; 1.00USD maximum; free for free > software (including free exclusions of paid software for user > groups/regions and similar free programs). I will work on exact > wordings but this should describe the general approach and I believe > it should be compatible with the principles you guys work by. If you > find this acceptable I believe lots of software could benefit from the > synchronization approach/objects I developed. > > The implementation sources were posted here on December 14th, 2017. I > can re-send if they are not accessible for whatever reason anymore. > > Open for discussion and waiting for your commentaries. > -- Oleh Derevenko -- Skype with underscore