On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Since IBM has already implemented their workarounds and it is existing code > shouldn't it all be contributed via a Software Grant from IBM and go through > the same IP remediation as the Oracle grant only at a much smaller level of > effort?
Software Grants from IBM and Oracle will only protect licensees of the codebase against lawsuits from IBM and Oracle. There may or may not be other patents held by other entities. These patents may or may not be valid or enforceable. Different people may come to different conclusions as to the relative risk. How we sort this out will depend entirely on the specifics of each instance. - Sam Ruby --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
