Re: [ft-devel] FreeType License and patents

[Behdad Esfahbod]

On 01/18/2012 10:08 PM, Alexei Podtelezhnikov wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> wrote:
>>  3. Grant of Patent License.
>>
>> ....
> 
> Do freetype authors hold or have they filed for a patent? Don't you
> need it first before granting any patent license? This is one strange
> and curious discussion thread without a patent at hand. There is a
> difference between patent and copyright. Patent means royalties,
> copyright does not.
> 
> There is no need to change a license. I do not think so.

Offlist.

Would have been interesting if, say, David, had patents, so then when Apple
started shipping FreeType maybe we didn't have to fear their patents affecting
FreeType so much...


behdad