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Re: Patent clauses in licenses



MJ Ray <mjr@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> On 2004-09-19 13:24:06 +0100 Matthew Garrett 
><mgarrett@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
> 
>> who believe that licenses which terminate if you allege infringement 
>> of
>> a software patent in that software should be free. Is there anyone who
>> hasn't expressed a view who feels otherwise?
> 
> I have not expressed this view to debian-project or planet debian: 
> patent licences which terminate on related patent action may be free. 
> I do not see how copyright licences which terminate on patent action 
> can be free.

I'd assumed that your viewpoint would be at least that strong, and had
included you in my impressions.

> Is your own view influencing your perception of a narrow majority?

Not to the best of my knowledge.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59-chiark.mail.debian.project@srcf.ucam.org



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