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it's not really viral... the viral aspect of GPL is that any derived work you distribute would automatically have to be open. in the case of the patents, they'
by appleflaxen 10y ago
it's not really viral... the viral aspect of GPL is that any derived work you distribute would automatically have to be open.
in the case of the patents, they're not really used to create a derived work. As a result, there is no "infection".
- tracker1 10y agoI liken it to a mutually assured destruction aka nuclear deterrent. Which is a pretty close fit. As someone who is opposed to software patents in general, I'm okay with this.