From: Nico Williams [mailto:n...@cryptonector.com]
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 12:29:12AM +0000, Tsunakawa, Takayuki wrote:
> > How can one make defensive use of his patent if he allows everyone to
> > use it royalty-free?  Can he use his patent for cross-licensing
> > negotiation if some commercial database vendor accuses his company
> > that PostgreSQL unintentionally infringes that vendor's patent?
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_termination

Thank you, his looks reasonable to give everyone the grant.  Then, I wonder if 
the community can accept patented code if the patent holder grants this kind of 
license.


Regards
Takayuki Tsunakawa




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