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Is dual license a possibility?

• petertodd 10y ago
  Not really. The anti-patent protections Apache provides don't work if the patent holder has the option to use the license without those protections instead. I believe this is why it's common for projects to dual-license under Apache and GPLv3 - both licenses have anti-patent provisions.
  • eridius 10y ago
    But it's not the patent holder that uses the license at all. It's the downstream user. Any downstream user would be protected by the patent clause as long as they're using the Apache 2.0 license regardless of what the patent holder wishes.
    • petertodd 10y ago
      Hmm. That's a good point; I've probably misunderstood that. Thanks! I'll do some more research.