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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> A Novellization clause for the next GPL
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>| Forget about Tivoization. How about adding a clause to the next
>| version of the GPL that counters Novellization? The clause would say
>| (in proper legalese), that if any code infringes on intellectual
>| property or patents held by third parties, and the third parties take
>| legal action, the contributors of the offending code assume 100%
>| liability. In short, if Novell injects Microsoft IP into open source
>| and Microsoft wants to sue, it must sue Novell and nobody else,
>| because Novell assumes liability under this new license. This would
>| render any "promise not to sue the end customer" agreement with
>| Novell meaningless.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000131
That's a very interesting idea... I think you'd have to show intent,
though, to make it work, but it's still an interesting idea.
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