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The problem is the risk of being sued into oblivion by Oracle. Which currently doesn't exist thanks to CDDL patent protection clauses.

• toyg 6y ago
  Are you arguing that users of MIT/BSD licensed software the world over are "at risk" of being sued by the copyright holder for patent infringement...? Big if true.
  • trasz 6y ago
    MIT/BSD it’s the same as GPL in this aspect; it’s CDDL that’s different by providing patent protection.
    • toyg 6y ago
      yes, so you're saying MIT/BSD licenses should be considered at risk of lawsuits for patent infringement (presumably from the same copyright holder that released the code in the first place)? If that were a realistic threat, most F/OSS projects should shut down tomorrow. The patent-protection clauses of the CDDL are at odds with the spirit and practice of open licenses anyway, since they are voided as soon as the relevant code is modified. So basically, the cddl ships clauses that are pointless and likely to be disregarded in practice and in court. Losing them would make no difference whatsoever.
      • trasz 6y ago
        Again, BSD/MIT is the same as GPL in that aspect. It’s not a problem for the open source projects themselves, as there’s no point in suing them. It can be a problem for high profile downstream users. The CDDL clauses are not voided when the code is modified. Where did you get that idea? What you are saying is plain fantasy.