Re: [ft] FreeType License and patents

[Werner LEMBERG]

>>>> Comments?
>>>
>>> Why not just switch to Apache?

Well, we have our special advertisement clause, and I would like to
stay with it.

>> However, by switching to Apache2, or by adding such a clause, you
>> will likely make Freetype harder to use for some projects that may
>> have liked the current license better. (e.g. OpenBSD: they don't
>> like Apache2, and maybe would reject Freetype license + patent
>> grant.)

This is life.  To please everyone, we have to make it public domain,
probably.  But I definitely don't do this.


     Werner