On 12 July 2018 at 09:10, Tsunakawa, Takayuki < tsunakawa.ta...@jp.fujitsu.com> wrote:
> 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. Personally, I'd be in favour, but the core team has spoken here. I'm not privy to the discussion but the outcome seems firm. -- Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
