On 6/1/07, Curt Hagenlocher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
People who are simply *using* IronPython are covered by the license.
Well them, and those who want "to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import, and/or otherwise dispose of its contribution in the software or derivative works of the contribution in the software." I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure that "I once looked at the source code, and it could have influenced this idea in particular" is covered by at least one if not more of the above rights. The originally-expressed concern was that looking at the IronPython source
code might "contaminate" a developer such that, if the same developer later worked on a different project with similar architecture, it might open that project up to claims of violating a Microsoft patent.
Right, which as you point out, I am not a lawyer, but this seems highly unlikely.
I agree, though am confused by your following sentence, "Independent rediscovery" does not protect you from claims of patent
infringement, only from copyright infringement.
Unless I am misreading, it seems you are suggesting that the protection comes in the form of copyright, not patent, and therefore could present a problem. Have I misinterpreted? -- /M:D M. David Peterson http://mdavid.name | http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2354 | http://dev.aol.com/blog/3155
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