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Copyright and Linux, GPL patent issues: part 2

Publication:ComputerWorldDate:Dec 11 2006
Reporter:Doug Hass

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This is part two in a three-part series of articles debunking some common myths about the GPL's reach and highlighting the sensible solution that the Linux community has constructed despite these myths. This part applies the body of court cases to the GPL, outlining the framework of the "gentleman's agreement" struck by commercial and non-commercial Linux developers.


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