> if you’re a hobbyist without access to some serious throwaway money to join the Thread Group, there is no way to use Thread legally
Is this really true? I assume the licensing legalese means patents, and patents don't apply to private tinkering unless there's commerce involved.
More generally aside from hobby scope - The absurdity of the monopolies granted by the current patent regime are made obvious by this arrangement: Big companies that have patent portfolios to countersue with can use OpenThread freely, small businesses and startups can't.
(Obviously it still sucks and is a major chilling effect)
Is this really true? I assume the licensing legalese means patents, and patents don't apply to private tinkering unless there's commerce involved.
More generally aside from hobby scope - The absurdity of the monopolies granted by the current patent regime are made obvious by this arrangement: Big companies that have patent portfolios to countersue with can use OpenThread freely, small businesses and startups can't.
(Obviously it still sucks and is a major chilling effect)