On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 02:02:40PM -0500, Nico Williams wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 01:12:19PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 11:27:49AM -0500, Nico Williams wrote:
> > > Perhaps patent law [in some countries] requires contracts as opposed to
> > > licenses?
> >
> > Yes, I really don't know. I have just seen enough "oh, we didn't think
> > of that" to be cautious.
>
> So, is it FUD? The core needs paid-for legal advice, not speculation.
>
> I'm quite certain that a software license can make a patent grant to the
> satisfaction of many open source communities, and almost certainly to
> the satisfaction of the PG community. But it will take an IP lawyer to
> review or write such a license.
And is the payback worth it? Many don't think so.
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