[openssl-dev] The new OpenSSL license should be made GPLv2 compatible
Salz, Rich
rsalz at akamai.com
Sat Mar 25 21:22:35 UTC 2017
> > The problem is that if it is distributed under the GPLv2 there is no
> > patent protection, and that is important to us.
>
> I've already told you once that this is a factually incorrect statement because
> (L)GPLv2 contains an implicit patent licence:
By patent protection, I mean "you lose your rights to use this if you sue"
That seems to be typical use of patent protection, when talking about FOSS licenses. Sorry if I was too casual in my wording.
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