Hi, Here is the work we are trying to legalize under the GPL v3 licence: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsopensource.R https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsopensource.Rpremium
For distributing source code, we have created a support website which points to all the git source repositories we are using: https://code.google.com/p/rconsoleapp/ <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttps://code.google.com/p/rconsoleapp/%26sa%3DD%26usg%3DAFQjCNHezXmkALCsNfW6fhs16XubdeJhzQ&sa=D&usg=AFQjCNG6QDjSfZhgeBqRfqqkEhRzhpBC_g> Best regards. Apps Embedded team. 2015-01-14 12:31 GMT+01:00 Ben Finney <[email protected]>: > Apps Embedded <[email protected]> writes: > > > We have developped an open-source Android app based on a Debian wheezy > > chroot. > > Thank you for making software that respects the freedom of its recipients. > > > Because licence compatibility could be a nightmare, we would like to > > verify that debootstrap a minimum install of Debian wheezy and using > > it as binaries in our open-source app is really GPL v3 compatible. > > The term “using” does not describe anything helpful for answering that > question. Copyright is not invoked by “using” in general, but only by > specific actions that are normally reserved to the copyright holder. > Which specific actions are you planning to do with these works? > > To satisfy most copyleft licenses (including the GPL, any version) you > will need to make full corresponding source, of any work that you > redistribute under that license, available to any recipient who asks for > it. What specific measures do you have in place for that? > > There are many other issues involved when redistributing combined works > whose components are under different licenses. This forum isn't capable > of granting permission, nor of providing specific legal advice. > > Hopefully that can help clarify the discussion of this matter. I wish > you good hunting in finding legal counsel that can help you find a way > to distribute your software respecting user freedom. > > -- > \ “I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I | > `\ am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I | > _o__) meant.” —Robert J. McCloskey | > Ben Finney > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > >
