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| Authored by: jjs on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 09:58 PM EDT |
GPL 2:
"2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or
any portion of it, thus forming a work based on the Program,
and copy and distribute such modifications or work under the
terms of Section 1 above, provided that you also meet all of
these conditions:
<list of copying conditions, no mention of Patent>
3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based
on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form
under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you
also do one of the following:
<list of copying conditions, no mention of Patent>"
So Sun (now Oracle) grants me these rights - regardless of
what I call it. That's what their license says.
I agree it's not 100% clear - it's an implied license.
which is why I said that GPL 3 is better - because it's
clear.
And your source article makes the blanket statement that you
don't get the license - but on what grounds does the above
license NOT convey them? I note he has a degree in CS and
and MBA, but he is NOT a lawyer (neither am I, so I guess
our opinions are worth the same).
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(Note IANAL, I don't play one on TV, etc, consult a practicing attorney, etc,
etc)
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