On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tuesday 16 December 2003 07:37 pm, Charlie Brady wrote: > > On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Tuesday 16 December 2003 11:11 am, Gordon Rowell wrote: > > > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 08:30:58AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > It has been a long wait for some packages, and it is nice to see. > > > > > > > > Please provide specifics - you presumably have packages in mind with > > > > such a statement - what are they? > > > > > > Is this is truely important, now that it appears that you have complied > > > with releasing everything ? > > > > For the most part, there is nothing to "comply" with, Bob. Mitel is the > > copyright holder to the e-smith-* packages in the SME server. The GPL does > > not apply to Mitel for these packages, and Mitel is under no obligation to > > release the source. When it does so, it is a gift, to you and the > > community. The GPL attached to these packages is the license that Mitel > > gives you. > > Once again, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I say thank you for > supplying the source code. > > As to packages that were not forthcoming in the past, and ONLY because you > guys can't seem to leave my thank you lie still, ...
It was you that raised the issue, Bob. > here's a partial list of the items that were , as of quite recently, not > forthcoming with source; > > ServiceLink 6.0 - based on Mitel SME Server (GPL) As I carefully explained to you previously, the fact that Mitel releases its SME Server code to you under the GPL does not create any obligation for it to release its own ServiceLink code to you. Where Mitel has used software which is licensed to it by others, Mitel will comply with the appropriate licenses, as has been stated previously. > Blades: > -- Fax Server Blade - based on mgetty+sendfax (GPL) The mgetty and mgetty+sendfax RPMs are from RedHat. Source RPMs are available to you on request, or you can fetch them from your local RedHat mirror. The Blade itself is Mitel proprietary. > -- Free/Busy Scheduling Blade - based on Mitel SME Server (GPL) As mentioned previously, the "based on Mitel SME Server" is irrelevant. The Free/Busy Scheduling Blade is Mitel proprietary software, and source code will not be made available. > -- Groupware Blade - based on Twig (GPL) The Groupware Blade is not based on Twig, but includes Twig as one of its components. Twig source code is available on request, or you can obtain a slightly newer version from http://www.informationgateway.org/, or in RPM format from http://rpmfind.net/. The other components of the Groupware blade are Mitel proprietary. > -- Instant Messaging Blade - based on Jabber (GPL) The Instant Messaging Blade is not based on Jabber, but includes Jabber as one of its components. Jabber source code is available on request, or can be obtained from http://www.jabber.org/, or in RPM format from http://rpmfind.net/. The other components of the Instant Messaging Blade are Mitel proprietary. > -- Web Access Control Blade - based on Squidguard (GPL) The Web Access Control Blade is not based on Squidguard, but includes Squidguard as one of its components. Squidguard source code is available on request, or you can obtain a newer version from http://www.squidguard.org/, or in RPM format from http://rpmfind.net/. The other components of the Web Access Control Blade are Mitel proprietary. > And, as I said in the previous message, there were reasons given in the past > as to why they were not forthcoming, but I am glad that Mitel is now > releasing this source as it should do with it being in GPL. Bob, I'd strongly suggest that you carefully read the GPL and the FSF commentary on the GPL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html), so that you can better understand what the license means to us all. -- Charlie Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/ Phone: +1 (613) 592 5660 or 592 2122 Fax: +1 (613) 592 1175 A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right. Q: Why should i start my reply below the quoted text? -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
