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I don't understand how licenses that make claims about patent lawsuits (GPLv3, apache) can be re-using code from licenses that don't make patent claims (BSD, et
by rvp-x 8y ago
I don't understand how licenses that make claims about patent lawsuits (GPLv3, apache) can be re-using code from licenses that don't make patent claims (BSD, etc.). I didn't promise not to sue anyone for royalties.
- jessaustin 8y agoTheir license doesn't bind your behavior, since you didn't release your code under that license. However, it is probably the case that your code was also not released under any license that forbids reuse by a downstream that does make patent promises. (Does such a poison-pill anti-patent-promise license even exist? I'm not aware of it.) It might be a communications issue, that users of the downstream might assume they won't get sued by you. If such users have money, they should hire competent legal assistance.