On Sunday 19 July 2009, [email protected] wrote: >Hi all, > >If anybody is interested, I have decompiled the latest Impro-visor version, >which has only been provide as a binary (in contradiction to the terms of > the GPL). So if you want the source code just let me know and I will send > it. > >I'm sure it won't compile immediately, since there are a number of incorrect >constructs returned by the decompilation. I will work on this in the next >while to have it compile. > >I think someone else mentioned they posted the older binary/source > somewhere. Perhaps this can be hosted at the same location (have to look > back to see where that is/who posted). > >Apart from that, I will be looking into forking Impro-visor in the next few >days. After making contact with the responsible parties about the GPL >violations, I have received no reply and the source code has not been >posted along with the binaries as is legally required. I also contacted >the department head at the institution responsible for this work to see >if they would look into the matter. Perhaps they can sort this out in the >next little while. Failing that, I will probably start a new project on >SourceForge and be looking to put together a development team. >Contributions to the software by users will also be welcome. There will >be a need for new leadsheets, transcriptions, documentation, and even >translations of the user interface. > >Cheer, > >Raymond
Turn this violation over to the kind folks at the FSF. They have a legal team to pursue such, and have AFAIK, a 100% batting record. Letters from attorneys will generally get their institutional attention. > > >_______________________________________________ >Linux-audio-dev mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-dev -- 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 NRA is offering FREE Associate memberships to anyone who wants them. <https://www.nrahq.org/nrabonus/accept-membership.asp> You buttered your bread, now lie in it. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
