My problem is that I'm working for a subsidiary of a really big company that is directly competing with some parts of Facebook. There's a non-zero chance that some part of my company, far far away from me, will initiate an action that triggers this clause some time in the future.
In short: my company's ability to use a growing set of otherwise high-quality projects is greatly impacted because of this legal language. I also strongly suspect this isn't limited to just my organization.
One way or another, thank you for your attention.
I would love to hear from any other members of large organizations about this matter. Granted, my view is pretty limited, but this doesn't strike me as a good way forward for the overall free software community.
AFAICT, Apple finds this patent grant acceptable, whereas previous versions were unacceptable. Apple is well known for suing competitors for patent infringement, so they obviously feel that the loss of this patent grant would be acceptable, that the devolution to pure BSD is enough protection.
My problem is that I'm working for a subsidiary of a really big company that is directly competing with some parts of Facebook. There's a non-zero chance that some part of my company, far far away from me, will initiate an action that triggers this clause some time in the future.
In short: my company's ability to use a growing set of otherwise high-quality projects is greatly impacted because of this legal language. I also strongly suspect this isn't limited to just my organization.
One way or another, thank you for your attention.
I would love to hear from any other members of large organizations about this matter. Granted, my view is pretty limited, but this doesn't strike me as a good way forward for the overall free software community.