Jason van Zyl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
<snip>
> Development is not raging onward so for anyone wishing to continue working
> with this code base deserves an answer. Again, it is unlikely that Thomas
> Mueller would come after anyone using the product but he would have legal
> grounds to do so.
<snip>
The point is that you should NEVER leave yourself open to such legal issues.
Down the road, if hsqldb becomes very popular, Thomas Mueller could come back
and claim damages.
The more successfull the Open Source project, the more damages ($).
I don't like it either but we need to be legal.
Kevin
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