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Interesting that this is published under the MIT, rather than Apple’s more favorite Apache 2, license
by saagarjha 4mo ago
Interesting that this is published under the MIT, rather than Apple’s more favorite Apache 2, license
- JumpCrisscross 4mo agoWhy is it interesting?
- drob518 4mo agoPresumably because MIT is even more permissive and it’s a change in Apple’s behavior.
- zdw 4mo agoGiven the age of TrueType, wouldn't nearly all patents be expired already? Apache2's license I've heard described as mutually-assured-patent-destruction - if you use the code and make a patent claim, your rights to use the code go away. So Apache2 offers little benefit here, and MIT may get it into more hands?
- favorited 4mo agoSome corporations prefer Apache 2.0 for projects where they'll be accepting contributions, because it includes patent protection and retaliation clauses. In case like this, where source code is just being published for reference and contributions aren't accepted, those risks don't exist.