Andrew Suffield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 03:07:28PM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote: >> The GPL rejects users who want to distribute binaries without source. >> The MPL rejects users who want to sue the licensor for infringement of >> patents connected to the software. Why do you believe that one of these >> cases is significantly different to the other? > > We've been over this already. One is a significant burden, the other > is not. This has got nothing to do with the point I raised, so I > presume that you concede it.
The entire point of the discussion is to determine whether one is a significant burden or not. Many people have expressed the view that the right of people to sue a licensor for infringement of patents connected to the software is insignificant compared to the damage that that right can cause. Simply dismissing this with a toss of your doubtless golden and flowing hair doesn't actually make those people's opinions go away. -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
