Fedora's way forward

[Eric S. Raymond]

Jeff Spaleta <jspaleta at gmail.com>:
> Since you seem to think there are yet to be discovered options in this
> area for the community to "pay up" for a codebase, please contact the
> patent holds for more information regarding the specific terms and
> conditions detailing "paid up" status... especially with regard to
> conditions as to coverage afforded to third parties who of
> redistribute source code, binaries and modifications of both. I look
> forward to your detailed analysis as to what options that we as
> upstanding members of the foss community have after you have had a
> chance to contact the appropriate patent holds and have reviewed the
> specific terms and conditions of the "paid up" licensing option.

I'd be willing.  But this really needs to be done by a lawyer.
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		<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>