From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: Kernighan interview (w/ Plan 9 mention)
From: "rob pike" <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com>
Date: Wed,  6 Sep 2000 09:24:07 -0400
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> The grant back clause in the Plan 9 Open Source licence 4.0 does not
> relate to your applications.  It is designed, on my reading, to
> give rights to Lucent (Original Contributor) and other Contributors
> (the rest of us) to get access to modifications made on the original source.

That is indeed the intent.

> On my reading, neither Lucent nor anyone else has any lien over an
> application that you develop under Plan 9.

True again.  I'm hoping to spring clearer wording from the lawyers;
this clause has caused much misunderstanding.

-rob