On Mon, 2009-07-27 at 19:10 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Hi Bob :) > > Robert Keller wrote: > > However, I don't feel that I > > am obligated to accept every suggestion that someone makes about > > software that is my own. > > You used GPL stuff without accepting the GPL? Less people understand the > GPL completely, but c'mon you're an academic. Maybe you are obligated by > ethics to share your own software with other people who make it possible > for you by their own, but libre and open sourced software or even people > that never did anything for you.
That's not at all what he said. Ralf: seeing your obvious problems with (English) reading comprehension - not for the first time - I must say the best you could do is to keep out of this. > > I have contacted sourceForge > > about his posting of sources relating to the project, and they > > suggested filing a copyright infringement (the project is copyright by > > me and Harvey Mudd College). Mr. Keller: Either the code is GPL and redistribution is allowed, or it isn't GPL and therefore would break the GPL license of another project, if I got that part of this thread right. > You don't want that Raymond does forge his own version of Impro-Visor? > Why not? I can't see any damage by doing this. Possible reasons: - duplication/waste of effort - making things harder for users and distributors, having to look into the differences and implications - emotional attachment due to long and hard work - not wanting to see credit given to the forker standing on _his_ shoulders Those who don't write and release code should be very careful when discussing such issue with those who do. > > a lot of the thinking that went into the project is > > that of me and my students. > > > > And also by some GPL coders. > > You won't share your knowledge? Another thing that wasn't said / doesn't follow. Cut it out, please. -- Thorsten Wilms thorwil's design for free software: http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
