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by vintermann
3574 days ago
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Well, I suppose so, provided that you hold patents and want to use them offensively. Because as far as I can see, Facebook has an exception saying that if they for some reason patent-sue you first, you would be allowed to countersue without losing your license to their patents. That could be a misinterpretation, I suppose. But if it's right, then Facebook's license seems superior for those parties who wish to end software patents. |
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It's mostly superior for Facebook. If you're a party that wants to end software patents, but intends to use zstd in any place you might want to interface with a company that doesn't hold the same position, then you're screwed.
If you want to end software patents, and Facebook sues with one (not applying to zstd), you're also still screwed. This is relevant because even if you're against software patents, you can take them out defensively. But this license makes that useless.
Compare to GPL vs LGPL, or how the free software codecs all eventually moved to BSD.