Brilliant, I'd be happy to see that blogpost published as a rebuttal.
Jo On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Martin Isenburg <[email protected] > wrote: > Hello, > > We (Oliver and me) had contacted the (new) editor (Roland Mangold who is > cc-ed) last week and suggested to use the contents of this blog article > > > http://odoepner.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/lidar-news-publishes-uninformed-gpl-rant/ > > authored by Oliver Doepner as a factual rebuttal of Lewis Graham's FUD > rant on GPL/LGPL for publishing in the next issue of the LiDAR Magazine > (the two-month ago rebranded LiDAR News magazine). I have no final word > from the Roland yet but our communication suggested that this would happen. > Please check Oliver's column for any errors (should you care) so he can > correct them prior to this being published. > > Regards, > > Martin @rapidlasso > > > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Jo Cook <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I think this is something that we at OSGeo should definitely respond to. >> Perhaps we could contact the magazine and explain that there were some >> factual errors in the article, and ask for a chance to respond? >> >> Jo >> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Johan Van de Wauw < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 6:31 PM, Martin Isenburg >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > Another curious thing is that I (and the open source license LGPL) was >>> > attacked vehemently in a recent column called "Open Source Mania" by >>> Lewis >>> > Graham that was published in the LiDAR News magazine. Viewer discretion >>> > advised and parental guidance suggested ... you will not like this FUD >>> > attack: >>> > >>> > >>> http://www.lidarmag.com/PDF/LiDARNewsMagazine_Graham-OpenSourceMania_Vol5No4.pdf >>> > >>> >>> I read the article and there are a lot of statements there which are >>> false. >>> " if you touch a piece of GPL code with the nine foot pole of >>> launching it with a Python script, that script must now be GPLed" >>> not true >>> >>> "Suppose you have developed some very, very clever algorithm on which >>> you and your university have applied for a patent. If you have coded >>> your algorithm and used any GPL whatsoever, you just GPLed your >>> patent. The patent rights effectively transfer to the Open Software >>> Foundation for free distribution." >>> >>> Completely untrue. The Open Software Foundation does not exist. You >>> don't transfer patent rights at all. A well known counter-example is >>> the algortihm for MP3, where the code (lame) was released under LGPL. >>> >>> I think as OSGeo we should reply to the statements, this is an attack >>> on our community. Perhaps we can ask someone from the Free Software >>> Foundation Europe to help write a response? >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> Johan >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Jo Cook* >> Astun Technology Ltd, The Coach House, 17 West Street, Epsom, Surrey, >> KT18 7RL, UK >> t:+44 7930 524 155 >> iShare - Data integration and publishing platform >> <http://www.isharemaps.com/> >> >> ***************************************** >> >> Company registration no. 5410695. Registered in England and Wales. >> Registered office: 120 Manor Green Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8LN VAT no. >> 864201149. >> > > -- *Jo Cook* Astun Technology Ltd, The Coach House, 17 West Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 7RL, UK t:+44 7930 524 155 iShare - Data integration and publishing platform <http://www.isharemaps.com/> ***************************************** Company registration no. 5410695. Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: 120 Manor Green Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8LN VAT no. 864201149.
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