[antlr-interest] submission of patches, fixes, other contributions

[John D. Mitchell]

>>>>> "Gerald" == Gerald B Rosenberg <gbr at newtechlaw.com> writes:
[...]

> Now to your point.  What I suggest is not hypocritical, but you are
> correct that the protections are asymmetric.  The free software market
> place is not zero sum gain, but zero sum.  Wish the economic model was
> different, but without monetization, there is no rational way to transfer
> risk in any direction.  In such situations, the only way to remain viable
> is to minimize as much as possible risk from the outset.

It's both asymmetric and hypocritical.  One of the big points about the
intent of the F/OSS world is the removal of hypocrisy.  I.e. the point of
all of this is *more* than just the legal minimums.

[...]

> As a practical matter, regardless of any technically legal asymmetry in
> the license wording (and to a certainty if the risk is equally shared),
> the contributor, the project and the community will all likely loose
> everything in defense of even a minimally credible legal challenge.

Yes, indeed, transaction costs in the current legal climate are utterly
ridiculous.

As to the "likely to loose everything", that's still a very open question.

Take care,
	John