MIT - моя любимая лицензия на свободное ПО. Лично меня патентное право не сильно волнует, но иногда встречаю споры, что же всё таки с патентами делать. В оригинальном тексте они никак не регламентируются.
Есть альтернативы, наподобие APL 2.0, где патентная лицензия прописывается явно, но их недостаток в размере. Они слишком длинные и переполнены канцеляризмами.
Я решил попробовать дополнить лицензию MIT патентным соглашением, уместившись в один абзац, без раздела определений, но максимально чётко изложив предоставление всех прав, а так же их прекращение при обращении в суд, как в апач.
Но я не юрист, поэтому прежде чем публиковать текст на серьёзных ресурсах, хотелось бы обсудить здесь. Принимаются тапки, жёсткие и мягкие.
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