Josh Boyer wrote:
The license of the source code has little to do with patents on the
ideas contained within. The only time it really comes into play is if
the patent _holder_ releases the source code.
josh
You are right, the license simply addressed contract agreements and more
or less the copyrights. It is possible that ntfs-3g's current
implementation under user level, rather than at the kernel level, and
assuming it was developed under the clean environment, merit the idea as
distinct and beyond the scope of ntfs patent that has been granted.
eric