Re: business models [was patent stuff]

Daniel Phillips (phillips@bonn-fries.net)
Tue, 28 May 2002 10:57:34 +0200


On Tuesday 28 May 2002 09:53, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
> And BTW I'm OK with patents as long as their licensed for free to GPLed
> software (maybe add a clause that makes this irreversable?).

Indeed, an irreversible license is essential, but that's not all. Not
only must the GPL be accommodated, but all open source licenses. And it
is not enough to be free as in "without cost": it must also be free of
additional restrictions.

-- 
Daniel
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