[IronPython] Patent concerns

[Tim Roberts]

On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 09:41:19 -0400, "Eric Nicholson"
<enicholson at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm also not a lawyer, but...
>
> I previously would have agreed about the protections in the license, but
> until the whole claim of 135 Patent violations in Linux clears up, I'm not
> sure.  MS Legal needs to prove that they can be trusted.

In all fairness, please remember that (a) the 235 patent violation claim
was made in the media, not in the courts -- it was for PR purposes, not
for litigation purposes; (b) they haven't actually sued anyone yet, nor
even said they will do so; and (c) the people they would sue were not
covered by any license at all.  Also remember that it is the JOB of
Microsoft's legal department to defend their patent portfolio.  They
don't have to have to earn anyone's trust.

The license associated with IronPython is quite specific about patent
rights.  Microsoft treats its licenses very seriously.  In my opinion,
there's nothing to worry about here.

-- 
Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.