The grsecurity "RAP" patch set

Posted Feb 7, 2017 4:24 UTC (Tue) by imgx64 (guest, #78590)
Parent article: The grsecurity "RAP" patch set

> patent-pending

This is sarcasm, right? What would they do with a patent if they got one?

The grsecurity "RAP" patch set

Posted Feb 7, 2017 8:08 UTC (Tue) by patrick_g (subscriber, #44470) [Link] (1 responses)

Block the reimplementation of RAP by proprietary OS vendors?
And perhaps, if they want to do this, sell to these proprietary OS vendors the right to use the patent?

The grsecurity "RAP" patch set

Posted Feb 7, 2017 19:27 UTC (Tue) by HIGHGuY (subscriber, #62277) [Link]

Or prevent the use in any OS, including Linux, without a license. Given the animosity between them and the current porting of their features to the mainline kernel I wouldn't be surprised. But unless they come forward with their objective, we can't know.
Either way, I (some Joe Nobody in this story) am sure prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt for now.

The grsecurity "RAP" patch set

Posted Feb 7, 2017 8:24 UTC (Tue) by pabs (subscriber, #43278) [Link]

The could do something like these:

http://www.levien.com/patents.html
http://www.advogato.org/article/31.html
http://www.advogato.org/article/89.html