Brian Thomas Sniffen writes: > I don't see any free way of terminating a license for reasons other than > non-compliance.
You are leaving out some important words or conditions here, but I'm not sure what they are -- a copyright-based license can include restrictions that are prohibited by the DFSG, such as only copying the program on Mondays. I agree with the idea that free licenses must only terminate if the licensee does X (or does not do Y) -- rather than allowing the licensor to unilaterally terminate it -- but that does not distinguish the patent termination case from other forms of "non-compliance." Michael Poole