Re: [OFFTOPIC] Influencing Netscape License (was Re: netscape.)

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
24 Jan 1998 00:18:54 GMT

Followup to: <E0xvqSh-0000Wo-00@dungeon.inka.de>
By author: Andreas Jellinghaus <aj@dungeon.inka.de>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> hmm. i wouldn't mind if they say : if you improve netscape, we want the
> right to copy that improvement to our commercial version.
>
> but if they choose gpl, that isn't allowed.
>

The San Jose Mercury-News implied today the license is probably going
to look something like that, possibly with some restrictions on using
the Netscape trademark.

-hpa

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