On Wednesday 08 November 2006 20:11, Janne Karhunen wrote: > On Wednesday 08 November 2006 20:19, Andreas Jaeger wrote: > > As long as there is no patent infringement, there is no GPL problem. > > Read the FAQ: > > Yeah. Provided that there was, GPL section 7 would prohibit > Novell from distributing anything in the first place. But > by getting/paying royalties Novell is giving out a signal > that such things could exist (why pay for nothing?). So we > have a chicken and an egg problem with the product Novell > is trying to sell here.
Here's my understanding of it: There is not now a patent violation in GPLed code. If there is in future a violation, that code will either be rewritten or pulled (if a rewrite is impossible). In the meantime, customers will not have a license to use patented code, they will be required to stop using it. They will only have a guarantee that they won't end up in court, getting sued for what is essentially someone else's screwup The fact that you can get sued at all as a customer is a major problem with current legislation, IMNSHO, but the fact is the law allows it --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
