Mark Shewmaker scripsit: > I also claim that since the Apache license can retract > Apache-patent-licenses for people making patent infringement claims, > that that retraction would have to apply to people using Apache->GPL'd > code. > > Then, since the retraction applies to someone using GPL'd code, it > breaks GPL licensing for everyone using that GPL'd code. > > So, I would then worry that the Apache License's explicit > "don't-sue-or-you'll-lose-your-patent-license" restriction would be a > restriction above and beyond what the GPL by itself provides.
I agree, and add: The GPL license crashes only if the patent actually exists and is enforceable. But a mere claim, however non-colorable, of a patent can destroy the Apache license for the claimant. (The same applies to the AFL, the OSL, and various other modern licenses.) -- John Cowan www.ccil.org/~cowan www.reutershealth.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] All "isms" should be "wasms". --Abbie -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
