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I don't get what you are saying entirely, but companies like Microsoft and Broadcom, of all places, have given patent licenses with their open source work that
by gcp 9y ago
I don't get what you are saying entirely, but companies like Microsoft and Broadcom, of all places, have given patent licenses with their open source work that were not as one-sided as Facebook's was.
If Microsoft and Broadcom are better OSS+patents citizens then you are, you have a serious problem.
- chrisco255 9y agoUnlike Microsoft, Facebook hasn't gone around demanding royalties: https://www.infoworld.com/article/3042699/open-source-tools/microsoft-loves-open-source-only-when-its-convenient.html https://www.infoworld.com/article/3042699/open-source-tools/...
- gcp 9y agoMicrosoft hasn't demanded royalties for things covered under their patent license (duh). That article is just another reminder why one cannot afford to give Facebook a pass on this.
- chrisco255 9y agoFacebook owns thousands of patents and thus far, has not been aggressive with them. They have only been used defensively.