Re:Apple Removes HKmap.live from the App Store
by dwaite on Thursday October 10, 2019 @06:39PM
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The GPL v3 prevents things like the Novell/Microsoft deal to "patent license" Linux.
The consequence is that Apple can't merely settle to solve patent disputes for any included GPLv3 component, but has to find a way to have the upstream component (and all deviations) have free use of the patent.
The consequence is that Apple can't merely settle to solve patent disputes for any included GPLv3 component, but has to find a way to have the upstream component (and all deviations) have free use of the patent.