La FSF ha anunciado que ha llegado a un acuerdo con Cisco. La FSF retirará su demanda contra Cisco y a cambio Cisco nombrará un Free Software Director con la labor de supervisar el cumplimiento por parte de Linksys (empresa subsidiaria de Cisco) con las licencias de software libre como la GPL. Además Cisco comunicará a todos sus clientes de productos Linksys sus derechos bajo la GPL y otras licencias aplicables, hará público un comunicado en la web de Linksys y disponibilizará a través de ella el código fuente de los programas de la FSF utilizados con los correspondientes productos Linksys.
El texto completo del comunicado en este enlace <http://www.fsf.org/news/2009-05-cisco-settlement.html> y comentarios de Brett Smith (FSF Compliance Engineer) <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/2009-05-settlement>. FSF Settles Suit Against Cisco The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and Cisco Systems, Inc. are pleased to announce that they have reached a joint agreement. /(FSF Compliance Engineer Brett Smith has written more about what we can learn from this settlement <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/2009-05-settlement>.)/ BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, May 20, 2009 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and Cisco Systems, Inc. are pleased to announce that they have reached a joint agreement. Under the agreement, the FSF has agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against Cisco. Cisco has agreed to appoint a Free Software Director for Linksys, a subsidiary of Cisco, to supervise Linksys' compliance with the requirements of free software licenses such as the GPL (the GNU General Public License). The Free Software Director will report periodically to the FSF regarding Linksys' compliance efforts. Cisco has further agreed to take certain steps to notify previous recipients of Linksys products containing FSF programs of their rights under the GPL and other applicable licenses, to publish a licensing notice on the Linksys website, and to provide additional notices in a separate publication. In addition, Cisco will continue to make the complete and corresponding source code for versions of FSF programs used with current Linksys products freely available on its website. Cisco will also make a monetary contribution to the FSF. The parties recognize Cisco's ongoing obligations under the GPL and other free software licenses. The FSF will continue to independently monitor Linksys' compliance with these licenses, and work with Linksys to resolve any new issues that may arise. "We are glad that Cisco has affirmed its commitment to the free software community by implementing additional measures within its compliance program and dedicating appropriate resources to them, further reassuring the users' freedoms under the GPL," said Peter Brown, Executive Director of the FSF. "Our agreement results in making all of the relevant source code available in the fastest way possible." _______________________________________________ Cancelar suscripción https://listas.softwarelibre.cu/mailman/listinfo/linux-l Buscar en el archivo http://listas.softwarelibre.cu/buscar/linux-l
