Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-27 Thread Holger Levsen
On Dienstag, 26. April 2011, nanon...@mediagala.com wrote: No, The plan Ceibal don't give the root access neither a developer key for programmers, with the new OS upgrade. are those XOs regularily updated or would it be rather easy to possible create a somewhat lasting jailbreak-application?

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Gabriel Eirea
There are apparently a few facts from Plan Ceibal's deployment that are not well known in the community. This surprises me, given that some of you have been here in Uruguay and I was under the assumption that you were well aware of these facts. I will refrain to give my opinion and describe a few

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Walter Bender
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Gabriel Eirea gei...@gmail.com wrote: There are apparently a few facts from Plan Ceibal's deployment that are not well known in the community. This surprises me, given that some of you have been here in Uruguay and I was under the assumption that you were well

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Gabriel Eirea gei...@gmail.com wrote: Fact 1: in Plan Ceibal the XO 1.0 and XO 1.5-HS don't provide access to root. Yes, but as Walter indicates, I understand it is allowed in newer OSs. In any case I am aware of efforts to make it available. This means that

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread nanonano
/Walter Bender wrote: Is there evidence of a violation of the GPL? Are the children of Uruguay are being denied access to Sugar source or the ability to modify it? --/ I can Answer both questions: YES AND YES.

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Walter Bender
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:40 PM, nanon...@mediagala.com wrote: Walter Bender wrote: Is there evidence of a violation of the GPL? Are the children of Uruguay are being denied access to Sugar source or the ability to modify it?

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread nanonano
/Martin Langhoff wrote: ..Yes, but as Walter indicates, I understand it is allowed in newer OSs. / No. In URuguay It is not allowed to have root access (or a developer key) with the new OS Release

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread nanonano
/Walter Bender wrote: I believe that root access is being provided routinely as part of the current OS upgrade. --/ No, The plan Ceibal don't give the root access neither a developer key

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Walter Bender
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:54 PM, nanon...@mediagala.com wrote: Walter Bender wrote: I believe that root access is being provided routinely as part of the current OS upgrade. -- No, The

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 11-04-26 at 02:53pm, nanon...@mediagala.com wrote: //Martin Langhoff wrote: ..Well, that is not correct. You *can* modify Sugar and run your modified version without root. / Sorry, but _*This is not

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Gabriel Eirea
2011/4/26 Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com: On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:54 PM,  nanon...@mediagala.com wrote: Walter Bender wrote: I believe that root access is being provided routinely as part of the current OS upgrade.

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Walter Bender
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Gabriel Eirea gei...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/4/26 Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com: On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:54 PM,  nanon...@mediagala.com wrote: Walter Bender wrote: I believe that root access is being provided routinely as part of the current OS upgrade.

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Gabriel Eirea
2011/4/26 Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com: On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Gabriel Eirea gei...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/4/26 Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com: On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:54 PM,  nanon...@mediagala.com wrote: Walter Bender wrote: I believe that root access is being

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Walter Bender
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Gabriel Eirea gei...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/4/26 Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com: On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Gabriel Eirea gei...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/4/26 Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com: On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:54 PM,  

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread John Watlington
On Apr 26, 2011, at 1:51 PM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: How is that a violation of GPL license? I believe they do have full access to all source code - just is not allowed to execute it (conveniently) on the hardware it resides on. Walter is correct that kids in Uruguay should be able to

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Andrés Ambrois
On Tuesday, April 26, 2011 04:14:29 pm Walter Bender wrote: I'd love to channel the energy of this debate into writing some code to expand the utility of View Source to (a) include all of Sugar, not just the Sugar activities; and (b) make it possible from View Source to make modifications that

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 11-04-26 at 03:37pm, John Watlington wrote: On Apr 26, 2011, at 1:51 PM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: How is that a violation of GPL license? I believe they do have full access to all source code - just is not allowed to execute it (conveniently) on the hardware it resides on.

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Yamaplos .
Guys, with all due respect, this is reaching a level of silly befuddlement. Maybe all source IS available somewhere somehow, thus GPL's honor is safe, and at least technically there is compliance, and saying it ain't so is untrue. Which is not worth a vintén, since such so called availability is

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Gary Martin
Hi Walter, On 26 Apr 2011, at 20:14, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com wrote: I'd love to channel the energy of this debate into writing some code to expand the utility of View Source to (a) include all of Sugar, not just the Sugar activities; and (b) make it possible from View Source

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 11-04-26 at 04:28pm, John Watlington wrote: On Apr 26, 2011, at 4:16 PM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: On 11-04-26 at 03:37pm, John Watlington wrote: On Apr 26, 2011, at 1:51 PM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: Tivoization - as I understand it - is when the hardware locks the code in a way

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-26 Thread John Watlington
On Apr 26, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: On 11-04-26 at 04:28pm, John Watlington wrote: As Martin says, GPL v3 moves from requiring that modifications be shared, to telling you what you can and cannot do with the code. Did Martin really acknowledge that XOs - if considered

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-24 Thread Walter Bender
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Sebastian Silva sebast...@somosazucar.org wrote: From the olpc-uruguay list in an unrelated thread: Si utilizamos las claves de desarrollador (que son las que permiten hacer cualquier cosa en la maquina), pero al momento solo se entregan por solicitudes

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] GPL non compliance? was Re: GPL non-compliance, was Re: GPLv3

2011-04-24 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com wrote: Likewise, Sugar Labs has an obligation to act on all GPL violations reported on Sugar Labs copyrighted code. But we cannot act on our own if we do not hold copyright. Minor technical note here -- SL has a right, but