Hi Marc, > What's still looks strange to me is that the GPL gives all the rights > to endusers, but they are [not] allowed to file a suit? Instead they > have to find an involved developer willing to do it for them?
And it often seems to need a developer in the relevant country? I had trouble in the UK years ago, especially when a prominent Red Hat kernel developer publically poo-poohed the whole thing by saying it was probably just an oversight and the hardware manufacturer will catch up, etc. (They never did.) Perhaps the employment contracts from Red Hat, MontaVista, etc., prohibit the employee getting involved with copyright violation in a private capacity? (I realise contributions made as an employee may be copyrighted by the employer but a developer typically has years of private contributions preceeding the employment.) Cheers, Ralph.
