Plan 9 license

[David Johnson]

On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Russell Nelson wrote:
> Rob Pike has submitted the plan9 license for approval.  It's a bit
> more complex than I like, but it mostly seems fine.  My own problem
> with it is clause 6.1(ii), which allows termination upon a lawsuit for
> infringement of *any* IP.  Seems like it discriminates against holders
> of IP.

I can understand where they're coming from with the clause, but it
would have been nice if they limited it to copyright infringements. The
way it is now, if I goof up and misuse the Lucent trademark as it
relates to telephones, I lose the license to use Plan9.

-- 
David Johnson...
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