-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 James Milligan wrote: > Off-topic I know, but does anyone have roughly any idea what to do? > > An open source project which I contribute to (in small amounts, through > documentation/support etc), has effectively 'gone' - the lead developer, > who owns the website, basically makes the software etc - has > disappeared, and answers no messages via email/facebook etc, doesn't pay > the website hosting fees (causing the website to show unavailable etc). > <snip> > License: > 1. You agree that you will not amend contents of this forum software, > repackage it and distribute it to others unless specified elsewhere in > this agreement or when consent is given by the developers of this software. > > I'm assuming that that means that I can't do anything about it? > > Is there any way around this, as he has given up with no announcements etc? > > Any help would be appreciated! > > James >
How much do you contribute to the project? If you contribute code, could you not classify yourself as a developer of the software, and give yourself permission to amend the contents, repackage and distribute it? - -- Thanks Harry Rickards <[email protected]> GPG Key Info: pub 1024R/58449F6F 2009-06-12 uid Harry Rickards (OpenPGP Card) <[email protected]> sub 1024R/D775CCEE 2009-06-12 sub 1024R/9394048C 2009-06-12 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iJwEAQECAAYFAkp8iRgACgkQ+9DWHFhEn2+FngQAkAO0TtV8uob9r7OMWs/pcM99 N7l8n4+68EFnN633c1nn74C2977e8ubd/PUZtVpUKa2hajrDpkijcm+Hk9iIUetB F3jMf5DrftUyFMLYaJzhVqdN1cu/e451yoSdOxVKHqFbkMhu03ntBkSc2bANV4LA jU2UTVjacuXZbE0W5SU= =Ywiy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
