Hin-Tak Leung wrote at 05:02 (EDT) on Saturday: >> Anyway, can somebody summarise in one sentence, no more than 10 >> words, what this lengthy thread is about?
I'm sorry, I just don't think it can be summarized in 10 words, but here's a summary in 30 words what the debate is about: Are GPL enforcement efforts through copyright law appropriate and worthwhile? And, if they are worthwhile, what means permitted under copyright law should enforcers utilize in their efforts? I'm really sorry I can't get it down to ten words. Meanwhile, I think the debate can't be settled. Some people support GPL enforcement, others don't. Of those who support it, there is disagreement about what means should be used. My view is simple, but I do need about 60 words to state it: There are copyright holders who have asked Conservancy to enforce their GPL'd copyrights. Conservancy will keep enforcing until such time as no copyright holders want Conservancy to enforce anymore. Conservancy will modify its behavior based on input and feedback from copyright holders involved with our enforcement, and our new initiative this year shows our willingness to change our procedures based on community feedback. -- Bradley M. Kuhn, Executive Director, Software Freedom Conservancy _______________________________________________ busybox mailing list [email protected] http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox
