launchd for Linux

[Eric Dunbar]

On 5/6/05, Matthew Garrett <mjg59 at srcf.ucam.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-05-06 at 07:42 -0400, Eric Dunbar wrote:
> 
> > IIRC the APSL has been deemed open source and nothing evil by more
> > than enough commentators.
> 
> 12.1(c) terminates the license if you sue Apple for patent infringement.
> So, (hypothetically) assume that IBM sues Apple for use of some
> unlicensed technology in the design of the case for the new iBrush(tm).
> IBM loses the right to use any material under the APSL, and can no
> longer run Ubuntu internally because it copies APSLed material onto
> their systems on install. Does this not strike you as something of an
> issue?

I'm not sure how I feel about that. One of the biggest problems in the
software world is the abuse of patents. This is a pretty good way of
putting the "kaibosh" (however you spell it) on IP patents, which are
not a good idea to begin.

Eric.