On May 16, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Kai-Martin Knaak <k...@lilalaser.de> wrote:
> Steven Michalske wrote:
>
>> In a perfect world this would not be an issue. But lawyers can use that
>> clause as a loophole to invalidate legitimate patents.
>
> The notion of software patents is by no means obvious. In fact, it is
> subject to serous doubt. See the undulating tale of conflicting judgments
> by the (European) Court of Justice.
>
The clauses are not limited to just software patents. Imagine building
hardware with gschem, 100% legal and your design is yours.
Now, you accidentally included a symbol with a gpl licence. Now I know we
release the bulk of our symbols with explicitly free use licenes. But I may
have used tom's that was pure gpl. And Tom saw my
>
>> Big point here, I was talking to some of the google compilier guys
>> and finding out that most of the big compiler guys around consider
>> gcc to be a dead man walking, largely due to GPLv3 issues. This is
>> not limited to Google either, but includes Apple
>
> Neither of them is notorious for their contributions to the gcc
> code base. They both have the resources to roll their own compiler
> from scratch. Why don't they?
>
>
>> and many of the other players.
>
> like the FSF?
>
>
>
>> The latest revision of the gpl threatens input from companies.
>
> smells like FUD
>
>
>> Not the only reason, I am more than willing to share code, even
>> at no cost. Although, I'm not selfish enough to demand that all
>> of their work must be given freely to me.
>
> There is no such clause in GPL3
>
> The cases of openoffice shows how important the absence of loopholes
> in the GPL is to the continuous freedom of open sources software is.
> Oracle demonstrated how big players try to chain software written by
> others to their legal stronghold.
>
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