Okay. I think I get it now. Company A bases product around OpenBSD, say. They add code violating various patents and distribute binaries. Because the license isn't copyleft this is fine and they're safer since patent trolls wouldn't have the option of reading their source to detect violations. They commit back to the project bug fixes and other changes their lawyers deem safe and their strategists deem not competitive edge. Sure, makes sense. Companies using Linux see this case and realize company A is really on to something. BSD wins.
I still hold with the cynical comment though.
Last edited by thirdm; 22nd April 2011 at 05:18 PM.
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