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ZDNet UK: FSF Recommends Express Patent Licences

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“Free Software Foundation (FSF) senior counsel, Dan Ravicher,
has put forward a recommendation to help developers avoid potential
legal pitfalls when distributing software under free and
open-source licences.

“He recommended that software developers attach express patent
licences to free and open-source software licence schemes such as
Open BSD and the GNU General Public License…”


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