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Re:Apache Foundation disallows use of the Facebook “BSD+Pate... by MichaelBurge on Sunday July 16, 2017 @01:27AM (#14780633)
A company the size of Facebook can't really get away with that scheme even if it were intentional. For one thing, I can sell the patent to a troll and let them do my dirty work. Or a company could buy you solely to get fuel to sue Facebook over.

If Zuckerberg signs a paper with the wrong title, there's a troll lawsuit the next day. So if you make a habit of "in practice" strongarming people, you can easily slip up and have a huge headache on your hands.

Re:Apache Foundation disallows use of the Facebook “BSD+Pate... by noncoml on Sunday July 16, 2017 @02:28AM (#14780809)
> A company the size of Facebook can't really get away with that scheme even if it were intentional.

You maybe be right, but why would I want to take my chances?