Re: CVS commit: src/doc

[Warner Losh <imp%bsdimp.com@localhost>]

On Mar 2, 2012, at 12:41 AM, Alan Barrett wrote:

> On Fri, 02 Mar 2012, Jukka Ruohonen wrote:
>>> tzcode2012b and tzdata2012b ahve been released.
>>> We have updated to tzdata2012b.
>> 
>> What was the resolution with the patent issues and whatnot?
> 
> The lawsuit was withdrawn after it became obvious that the 
> plaintiffs had no valid case.  The EFF got involved with the 
> defence, and here's their collection of links to relevant 
> documents:  <https://www.eff.org/cases/astrolabe-v-olson>.

And there were never any patent issues.  It was a bad copyright case.

Warner