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Why replace BSD + patent grant with MIT, instead of keeping BSD alone without a patent grant?
by ngrilly 9y ago
Why replace BSD + patent grant with MIT, instead of keeping BSD alone without a patent grant?
- eridius 9y agoMy guess is so that way when people talk about "BSD-licensed Facebook software" there won't be any confusion as to whether it's BSD or BSD + Patents.
- ngrilly 9y agoAnswering my own question: They replaced BSD with MIT, because the language used in the MIT license is closer to what constitutes a patent grant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License#Comparison_to_other_licenses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License#Comparison_to_othe...