Ethically, every commercial user of the OM should return the code that they developed.
I suggest to create a "Who Uses Open Meeting" page Something like this; --------------------------- SNIP ------------------------------------------ == Please add yourself to the list, if you use Open Meetings with any purpose. == We would like to see who uses Open Meetings and for what purposes really. * Please give your project name, * Please add URL could be reacahable if any exist, * Please do not forget to join our mailing lists and help to developers. Return all code you developed. This is GPL based software. Violation of this license is will be a reason of sue! --------------------------- SNIP ------------------------------------------ Also Sebastian has rights to sue anyone willing to do this! We can trace and find one by one, all those cheeters and betray them too. Existing global corporation laws helps to follow any kind of behaviour like this. This is not a dream any more that possibly sue some one live in different country other then yours. We have time and resources as well, to do this. Personally; I hate those minds. Sorry for this. Peace Kunth On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Sebastian Wagner <[email protected]> wrote: > *However, putting the program on a server machine for the public to talk to > is hardly "private" use, so it would be legitimate to require release of the > source code in that special case* > => this is definitely not just a showcase of an application. > > however, this does not really met the situation. > persony not only *publish* something on their website. They basically sell > their product for resellers. So they really sell the hole server not only > the *service* on their demo server. You can download and install on your own > or for example or join their Partner program ... > http://www.persony.com/partners_program.php *Reseller Partners* > > so this is not about a *Conferencing Webside* where they run a single / > multiple instances of the application they basically sell the hole software. > > sebastian > > > 2009/1/8 Roberto Torresani <[email protected]> >> >> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#UnreleasedMods >> >> >> 2009/1/8 Sebastian Wagner <[email protected]> >>> >>> yes I am quite sure about that part of the LPGL. >>> As soon as you modify the Sources of OpenMeetings you have to publish and >>> license the modifications either under LGPL or GPL. >>> >>> But if you use OpenMeetings by using for example the Web-Service Gateway >>> => so you do not modify OpenMeetings => you can redistribute it as part of >>> your application without changing your License (so you can also >>> re-distribute it under a propriatry license ... but only if you use it *as a >>> library*. >>> >>> Modifing the sources and re-publish it under non (L)GPL terms is not >>> LGPL-conform. >>> >>> In case of GPL you are right => GPL code can only by re-distributed as >>> GPL >>> In case of LGPL => you can choose if you would like to re-distribute as >>> LPGL or GPL. >>> >>> 2009/1/8 Roberto Torresani <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> Hi Sebastian! >>>> Are you sure about this? >>>> >>>> I know that if you use a code with GPL license (or LGPL) you could do >>>> all you want, but you can't give to third part for example compile code: >>>> you >>>> must give them the source. You are not obligate to public to the world the >>>> modify you do. >>>> >>>> Make the source code public available: you can not distribute compile >>>> code >>>> Redistribute the source only licensed as GPL or LPGL: if in a my project >>>> I use code GPL I must distribute all the project only with GPL license >>>> (but >>>> I must not distribute it) >>>> >>>> Bye >>>> Roberto >>>> >>>> >>>> 2009/1/8 Sebastian Wagner <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> and the more I read about it... actually persony.com is already >>>>> violating the LPGL. >>>>> The do not only use OpenMeetings as Library, they modified it. In order >>>>> to the terms of the LPGL they have to: >>>>> - make the source code public available >>>>> - redistribute the source code only licensed as GPL or LPGL. >>>>> >>>>> so in fact this IS already violation of LGPL. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> sebastian >>>>> >>>>> 2009/1/8 Sebastian Wagner <[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>> there is no real reason for v2 or v3. I read some articles about v3 >>>>>> but I am not sure about the real changes from v2 to v3. A BSD styled >>>>>> license >>>>>> would be also an option. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> sebastian >>>>>> >>>>>> 2009/1/8 Alan Bell <[email protected]> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> why not GPL3? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> just curious. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alan. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sebastian Wagner wrote: >>>>>>> > hi, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > I am thinking of releasing the next package under GPLv2 >>>>>>> > GPLv2 forces anybody who re-uses the package to release all of its >>>>>>> > content also under the GPL. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The reason is for that is I find commercial product like for >>>>>>> > example >>>>>>> > persony.com <http://persony.com> are using parts of OpenMeetings >>>>>>> > (screen-sharing client) but they never contributed anything back to >>>>>>> > the plattform. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > sebastian >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>> > Sebastian Wagner >>>>>>> > http://www.webbase-design.de >>>>>>> > http://openmeetings.googlecode.com >>>>>>> > http://www.laszlo-forum.de >>>>>>> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Sebastian Wagner >>>>>> http://www.webbase-design.de >>>>>> http://openmeetings.googlecode.com >>>>>> http://www.laszlo-forum.de >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Sebastian Wagner >>>>> http://www.webbase-design.de >>>>> http://openmeetings.googlecode.com >>>>> http://www.laszlo-forum.de >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Sebastian Wagner >>> http://www.webbase-design.de >>> http://openmeetings.googlecode.com >>> http://www.laszlo-forum.de >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Sebastian Wagner > http://www.webbase-design.de > http://openmeetings.googlecode.com > http://www.laszlo-forum.de > [email protected] > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenMeetings developers" group. 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