[License-review] Submitting CC0 for OSI approval

Bruce Perens bruce at perens.com
Sat Feb 18 01:04:11 UTC 2012


On 02/17/2012 04:39 PM, Rick Moen wrote:
> CC0 clauses 3 and 4, the 'public license fallback' and 'limitations 
> and disclaimers', are to my eyes a competently written and valid 
> permissive licence drafted by competent professionals.
It could be entirely so, and still leave the patent issue open to hurt 
unwary developers. As far as I can see, the fallback doesn't prevent 
grantor's heirs and assigns from bringing patent action.

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