> -----Original Message----- > From: Len Popp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:57 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Legal Risk of Using Tomcat > > > Do your lawyers have the same reluctance about proprietary > software? If not, why not? There have been more patent > lawsuits against users of proprietary software than against > users of open-source software (from what I've seen in the press).
Good question. Their concern is with regard to both commercial and open source software. However, they are especially concerned with open source since they believe there is less control over content than is present in commercial software. Also, since source code is readily available for open source applications, it's easier to determine whether it infringes patents, etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
