> According to Raul Miller:
> > > > > >     [0] There is no distinction between bogus claims and
> > > > > >             reasonable claims.
> > > > > >     [2] There is no guarantee that a court will ever be involved
> > > > > >             or that it will make a judgment.
> > > > > >     [3] There is no guarantee that Apple will ever lift the
> > > > > >             suspension.
> > 
> > Chip Salzenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > First, IANAL. Second, it's not a copyright question, it's a patent
> > > 'contributory infringement' question. Third, IANAL. Thank you.
> > 
> > In that case, Apple should simply state that they make no claims
> > that this license grants relief from patent claims by other agencies.

Chip Salzenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do you have a lawyer's professional opinion on that approach?

In a sense -- I'm modeling my recommendation on the architecture of the
GPL, which was prepared by a professional lawyer.

And, frankly, if the GPL isn't a viable example of a free software
license then there are no viable examples of a free software license,
and we might as well not pursue this discussion.

-- 
Raul

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