On Friday 16 March 2007, Ray Henry wrote: >I suggest that we let Paul do the audit and we keep working on >abilities. As I've said before, I am completely opposed to a GPL only >or project wide license. > >Ray > Then let me play the devils advocate here for a few words, Ray.
Does it not bother you that whomever does own the copyrights on the files Paul listed, could decide to issue a C&D letter based on a percieved copyright violation? Ditto if somehow a patent gets involved. Either way, its conceivable that someone could be awarded outlandish damages against a project that basicly has no funds from sales to pay them. My view is that any license that prevents the above scenario, is a reasonably good one. The GPLv2 (without the 'or any later' wording would appear to fit that description. So would anything labeled 'public domain' but that wouldn't result in the protections available from the FSF's legal team should push come to shove. I don't recall having read your views vis-s-vis the licensing of emc2. Can you supply a reference url? >On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 15:56 +0000, paul_c wrote: >> On Friday 16 March 2007 14:10, John Kasunich wrote: >> > Accusing EMC2 of containing non-GPL code without pointing to the >> > specific files in question is a perfect example of FUD. >> >> Fer... You want to be able to make these claims, then I suggest you >> start conducting regular audits. A small selection, not limited to, >> but including: src/emc/usr_intf/axis/extensions/togl.c This file does not exist in my now ancient cvs checkout. >> src/hal/drivers/pluto_servo_firmware/pluto_servo.qsf And neither does this one. >> Then I suggest you look for files containing variations on BSD/RA >> licences before dismissing suggestions as FUD. Then there is: >> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=38081702 which >> seems to suggest that there may be non-compliant code added at any >> time. >> >> And from Section 1 of the Xilinix ISE EULA: >> (c) Restriction. No right is granted hereunder to use the >> Software to program or develop designs for non-XILINX devices. >> >> Which imposes conflicting restrictions on any firmware blobs generated >> from GPL HDL sources. >> >> Now go and do your audit, keep it up to date, quit crying FUD and/or >> throwing up smokescreens, then if the question of GPL comes up again, >> you have grounds for a defense. >> -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) "The pyramid is opening!" "Which one?" "The one with the ever-widening hole in it!" -- The Firesign Theatre ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
