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Where to draw the line is clear

Where to draw the line is clear

Posted Apr 7, 2006 1:58 UTC (Fri) by wtogami (subscriber, #32325)
In reply to: RMS discussed this at the GPLv3 launch by coriordan
Parent article: Fedora and MP3

If you get a legally binding, written, perpetual, and irrevocable royalty free grant for any Free and Open Source Software to use a particular patent, then it is compatible with the GPL and legal in all jurisdictions. Anything less than such a written promise is probably not compatible with the GPL and feasible for Fedora.


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