[License-review] avoid gray areas?

Josh Berkus josh at postgresql.org
Fri Mar 2 17:03:34 UTC 2012


Russ,

>> By Bruce's own logic, we should be telling people to avoid gray areas.
>> Thus, if Bruce is
>> correct, we should deprecate the BSD and many other licenses.

I don't buy this argument at all.   There's a world of difference
between a license which does not address patents at all, and one which
specifically excludes any grant of patent rights.

--Josh Berkus



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