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Suggested addition to the open-source definition
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2006-04-24 14:59:38
David A Temeles wrote:

> ... The most problematic aspect of the draft
> GPL v 3 is its glaring attempt to coerce down-stream
licensors
> (sub-licensors) to license their entire patent
portfolios, even if  
> those
> patents have nothing to do with the modified version of
the software
> licensed by those sub-licensors.  I do not intend to
debate the GPL  
> 3.0 here
> as I do not know if this is the appropriate forum. 
However, my  
> point is
> that opinions in the open source community vary widely
on patent  
> issues.

The appropriate forum to comment on the GPL v3 draft is
   http://gplv3.fsf.org/c
omments/

Please review existing comments before adding your own.

Cheers!
--zak

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