For the benefit of those using text-based browsers, the following is the table of Options and Pools from the license, rendered as preformatted text. This version of the table may lag a few days behind the current html version, however.
(That's especially true at the moment. I've changed things around a lot and this chart is very much out of date. I'll update it today or tomorrow.) -Mark
+-+----------------------------------+-----------+----------------------------+ |#|When agreeing to this license |Into these | Afterwards, IP from this | | |under this numbered option, |Open Patent| pool # may be incorporated | | |the organization is licensing |Pools: +-+ into and distributed in: | | |in perpetuity: | / | +-+----------------------------------+-------+--------------------------------+ |1|Specified Patents and PLIPs |1------|Any Open Source work. | +-+----------------------------------+-------+--------------------------------+ |2|Specified Patents and PLIPs |123456-|Any work in which all applicable| | | | |patents and PLIPs are available | | | | |from this pool number, by any | | | | |organization agreeing to the | | | | |terms and conditions of this | | | | |option number. | +-+----------------------------------+-------+ | |3|Specified Patents and PLIPs |1-3456-| | +-+----------------------------------+-------+ | |4|All Software Patents |1--456-| | | +----------------------------------+-------+ | | |All PLIPs |1-3456-| | | +----------------------------------+-------+ | | |Specified Patents |1--456-| | +-+----------------------------------+-------+ | |5|All Software Patents |1--456-| | | +----------------------------------+-------+ | | |All PLIPs |1-3456-| | | +----------------------------------+-------+ | | |Specified Patents |1---56-| | | +----------------------------------+-------+ | | |All |More than this|As of: |1---56-| | | |Patents|many years | | | | | |that |from the date | | | | | |are: |of invention: | | | | | | +--------------+-----------+ | | | | | 10 |2005-Jan-01| | | | | | 5 |2010-Jan-01| | | | | +--------------+-----------+ | | | | | 2 |2014-Jan-01| | | | | +--------------+-----------+ | | | | | 1 |2018-Jan-01| | | | | +--------------+-----------+ | | | | | 0.5 |2025-Jan-01| | | | | +--------------+-----------+ | | | | | 0 |2030-Jan-01| | | +-+-------+--------------+-----------+-------+ | |6|All Software Patents |1--456-| | | +----------------------------------+-------+ | | |All PLIPs |1-3456-| | | +----------------------------------+-------+ | | |All remaining Patents |1----6-| | +-+----------------------------------+-------+--------------------------------+ |7|Specified Patents and PLIPs |1234567| Any work. | +-+----------------------------------+-------+---------------------------------