Need graph coloring code

[Joshua N Pritikin]

On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 09:34:24PM -0500, imarkov@umich.edu wrote:
> David Edelsohn wrote:
> > I personally have been trying to get IBM to release the graph
> > coloring patent for use in GCC for many years.
> 
> Daniel Berlin wrote:
> > IBM's patent actually runs out in 2003 anyway.
> 
>   I would not be surprized if IBM decides to open that patent up
>   (or to license it to FSF, royalty-free), say, one year before
>   it runs out -- just to get publicity and honk, once again,
>   about their "committment to support open-source software" :) :)

Has any company ever done that, licensed a patent to FSF, royalty-free?

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