Should an Open Source Licence Ever Be Patent-Agnostic? | Linux Journal - 0 views
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Pranesh Prakash on 09 Apr 09The OSI-MMX controversy. "So, in my view, the OSI should not give in to this blackmail, but should stand firm on the fundamental principle that software patents are an unmitigated harm for free software. It should reject the current proposed licence, and insist that if the MPEG Working Group wishes to benefit from open source, it should play by open source's rules."